middle volume (in set); volume two (of three)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
outline; summary; argument
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
manual transmission; MT; megaton; megatonne; magnetic tape; master tape; medical technologist
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unprecedented; never seen before
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to rescue from; to help out of; to save