var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw; pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
script; screenplay; scenario
to die; (lit.) to become a star
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
business discussion; negotiation
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
what time; (lit.) which hour