chapter one; first chapter
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
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 grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thunderstorm; thundershower