chapter one; first chapter
breeding (of plants or animals)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
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
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
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
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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, noodle, 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
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
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; roughly; approximately
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
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