primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
well-grilled; extra grilled; well-done
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
putting into operation; invocation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
be (that) as it may; having said that
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
beginning; outset; first; onset
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
until now; so far; up to the present
failure; mistake; blunder
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically