mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
young CEO; young company president
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
about; on; regarding; per; for every
long ago; once upon a time
war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cannibalism; anthropophagism
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
story; tale; talk; discussion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...