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• 3

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  scrambled, be scrambled, be mixed up
  Verb
  Jigsaw puzzles pieces are scrambled in the box. Alternatively, a declaration that {mIS} "be confused, be mixed up" carries this meaning.
• 16

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  corps, team, division
  General Noun
  He is in the medical corps. I am part of the drill team. How many divisions are in the military.
• 17

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  dopamine
  Body Part
  neurotransmitter that plays several important roles in the brain and body, involved in motor control, hormone release, and perceived desirability or aversiveness of behaviors
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  serotonin
  Body Part
  a monoamine neurotransmitter with a complex function, modulating mood, cognition, reward, learning, memory, and numerous physiological processes such as vomiting and vasoconstriction
• 15

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  be curious
  Verb
  eager to know or learn something. "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
• 16

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  be surprised
  Verb
  a state of a person who has a reaction to an unexpected situation; can be negative or positive. Surely not as strong as being shocked. More like "She looked surprised to hear that he was a Vulcan", "I am very surprised to meet you here", "She will be surprised to find the chocolate in her bag"
• 18

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  trial, court case
  General Noun
  a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings. "the newspaper accounts of the trial"
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  judge
  Language User
  a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
• 16

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  jury
  General Noun
  a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. "the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts"
• 16

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  sigh
  Verb
  emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling. "Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief."
• 26

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  fellow X, co-X
  Question
  Used to describe other crewmembers, coworkers, students, etc. who belong to the same group as oneself; this could be a stative verb or another noun.
• 24

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  be radioactive
  Verb
  To emit ionizing radiation that can destroy organic cells or alter DNA; a property of many elements.
• 26

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  be busy, be occupied
  Verb
  To be doing something and having no capacity for dealing with other things at a given moment (not necessarily because of work).
• 32

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  gender, sex
  General Noun
  The category of classification that distinguishes {be’} and {loD} and potentially others; perhaps several terms, depending on what criteria the distinction is based on.
• 27

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  microphone
  General Noun
  A device that records sound waves and transforms them into (electrical) signals for further processing; a {wab qonwI’} might refer to a more complex device, e.g. a sound recorder.
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  compare
  Verb
  To analyze commonalities and differences between two or more objects, people or ideas.
• 30

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  automatically
  Adverb
  To be performed by a machine without needed interaction of a person. Could also be a verb
• 42

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  yogurt
  Transliteration
  A Middle Eastern/South Asian food made by fermenting milk with lactobacillus and streptococcus bacteria
• 43

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  yoga
  Transliteration
  A system of exercises based on the asanas that cultivate spiritual health; originated in India
• 49

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  to be unique, the only one
  Verb
  This means "only" in the sense of a sole member of a class (e.g. "the only cadet"), as opposed to the word {neH} (e.g. "only a/the cadet").
• 23

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  rotate
  Verb
  The officer rotates the flat metal plate 45 degrees to the left. (I think jIrmoH does not work for this concept.)
• 20

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  fingers or toes as a collective
  Body Part
  His toes suffered a severe injury.
• 44

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  victim
  Language User
  A person who has been a target of a crime, or a casualty of an accident
• 43

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  Grasshopper
  Animal
  An insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
• 42

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  backpfeifengesicht
  General Noun
  an insult for an individual you want to punch in the face. (German - a face badly in need of punching)
• 36

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  fade
  Verb
  The colors of the petals fade at the same time the sun's light fades from the sky.
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  wither
  Verb
  The flower withers due to drought.
• 44

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  sine (curve)
  General Noun
  The sine curve of a wave crest can be calculated mathematically.
• 41

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  poppy
  General Noun
  a papaveraceous flower, cultivated as an ornamental, for opioid drugs and for its edible seeds
• 42

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  electrolyte
  General Noun
  Any substance that produces an electrically conducting solution when dissolved in a solvent.
• 38

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  uproot
  Verb
  The farmer uproots the cabbages. i.e. to pull something out. I do not like QIq for this.
• 49

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  politician
  Language User
  A person who is professionally involved in the politics. Also a derogatory term for a person who manipulates or pleases others just to gain own advantage. For example Gowron is described as a politician in DS9
• 47

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  "to experience bloodlust"
  Verb
  Not so useful IRL, perhaps, but very important in Klingon contexts. It doesn't appear as if there is a standalone word for the excitement and emotion that comes from battle, like the scandinavian "berserk"
• 41

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  wipe
  Verb
  to rub against (or with) something, perhaps to remove or spread a substance. "In order to remove his blood, I wiped my blade on his uniform."
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  commemoration for Jesus christ
  General Noun
  it's a celebreation from the bible
• 44

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  Romania
  General Noun
  puH 'ewropDaq
• 5

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  Moon and Solar Eclipse
  General Noun
  Eclipse
• 49

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  Cerebral palsy
  Body Part
  Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood
• 47

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  kangaroo
  Animal
  An upright herbivorous marsupial that moves by jumping, or the Klingon equivalent
• 50

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  social term with the morpheme {-no'}
  Grammar
  {lop} 'celebrate' + {-no'} = {lopno'} 'celebration, party'. This request for at least one other noun with {-no'}
• 47

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  shrimp
  Animal
  decapod crustaceans with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion
• 39

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  harness
  General Noun
  restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps. "A defective harness is a safety risk."
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  tether, leash
  General Noun
  rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement. "The astronaut made sure she her tether was secure before the spacewalk."
• 44

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  beep
  Verb
  make a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning. "At the end of the countdown, the timer will beep."
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  strap
  General Noun
  long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like, used to secure clothing, cargo et. al. "They tightened the straps of the harness."
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  propaganda
  General Noun
  concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people
• 43

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  nugget, chunk, clump
  General Noun
  small compact mass. "The miners processed the nuggets of ore."
• 44

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  hermit, recluse
  Language User
  someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship. "Some of the devotees of the monastery on Boreth became hermits."
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  bead
  General Noun
  small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire. "The beads came off the necklace and scattered everywhere."
• 42

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  xenophobia
  General Noun
  prejudice or discrimination against foreigners
• 45

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  X-ray
  General Noun
  wavelength of ray capable of passing through soft matter and photographing the inside of a person, animal, etc.
• 49

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  interest
  General Noun
  money either charged by a lender for a loan, or accrued on an account or investment
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  profit
  General Noun
  monetary gain, advantage, or benefit
• 45

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  ant(s), formicidae
  General Noun
  small insect, proverbial for industry, that lives in highly organized societies. They are known as the rulers of the Earth.
• 50

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  face mask
  General Noun
  a covering for the mouth and nose that is worn especially to reduce the spread of infectious agents (such as viruses or bacteria)
• 44

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  bastard
  General Noun
  an illegitimate child, a child born out of wedlock
• 40

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  nuclear, be nuclear
  Verb
  To describe nuclear power or weapons
• 40

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  geode
  General Noun
  hollow, vaguely spherical rocks, in which masses of mineral matter (which may include crystals) are secluded
• 42

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  coma
  General Noun
  deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle; and does not initiate voluntary actions
• 45

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  oat
  General Noun
  species of cereal grain grown for its seed
• 41

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  pidgin, creole, contact language
  General Noun
  stable natural language that develops from the simplifying and mixing of different languages into a new one within a fairly brief period of time
• 49

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  socio-historical term with the morpheme {-qeq}
  General Noun
  The verb {tay} 'be civilized' is nominalized with the morpheme {-qeq} to form {tayqeq} 'civilization'. This request is for at least one additional noun with {-qeq}, preferably a sociological or historical term
• 41

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  instinct (singular)
  General Noun
  {Duj} means 'instincts' in the plural. This request is for a singular 'instinct'.
• 49

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  bowling, ninepins, tenpins
  General Noun
  game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a group of upright standing pins
• 47

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  golf
  General Noun
  competitive game whose players propel an object into each of a series of goal-zones in the minimum number of strokes
• 46

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  vanilla
  General Noun
  plant yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes
• 43

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  ginger
  General Noun
  pungent aromatic rhizome of an herb, used as a spice
• 42

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  read lips
  Verb
  to understand what people are saying by watching the movement of their lips
• 19

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  pimple, acne, zits, gorch
  Body Part
  Breakout on the skin that occurs among human HojnIypu' or during jaktahla on Klingons
• 47

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  bill, act
  General Noun
  A piece of legislation: Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act.
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  bribe
  General Noun
  money or a gift given for the purpose of corrupting the recipient's behavior
• 49

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  criminal term with the morpheme {-mang}
  Grammar
  the verb {'ur} 'commit treason' is nominalized with {-mang} to form the noun {'urmang} 'treason'. This request is for at least one other {-mang} noun, preferably another term for a classification of crime.
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  tulip
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Tulipa, said to resemble a turban, associated with the Netherlands and with Tulipmania
• 49

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  sunflower
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Helianthus, with a disk of edible seeds and yellow petals, state flower of Kansas, has a sunny, rural, nature boy/girl vibe
• 20

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  thousandth
  Number
  There are few words for describing quantities smaller than 1, including {bID} "half" and {vatlhvI'} "percent". Are there words for smaller decimal subdivisions than a hundredth, such as "thousandth" (or by extension "tenth", "ten-thousandth", &c)? "Fifty-eight 'ujmey are about one thousandth of a kellicam."
• 21

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  third
  Number
  There are few words for describing quantities smaller than 1, including {bID} "half" and {vatlhvI'} "percent". Given that there was formerly a base-3 counting system, are there words for subdivisions 3, such as "third" (or by extension "ninth" or "twenty-seventh")? "Three chebmey are a third of a cheb'a'."
• 42

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  fission (nuclear), the act of splitting the atom
  General Noun
  "a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller, lighter nuclei". Can this word (and {boq} "fusion") be used for other processes as well, or just nuclear ones?
• 44

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  animation, cartoon
  General Noun
  artistic medium featuring the illusion of moving figures created by a procession of still images. "Animation can be hand-drawn, computer-generated, stop-motion, or a combination of all three."
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  ovary
  Body Part
  organ of the reproductive system that produces ova and hormones
• 21

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  concentration camps so as at Sachenhausen and Dachau and other vernichtungslager in Poland
  Language User
  about the prisoners must work hard or they must die cause jay'
• 43

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  sulk, mope, pout
  Verb
  express ill humor or offense by remaining sullenly silent, withdrawn, or lackadaisically depressed
• 46

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  name of constellation
  General Noun
  name of at least one constellation visible in the sky of Kronos, apart from {ghochwI'} "The Tracker", and its importance to Klingon culture/mythology
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  scratch
  Verb
  rub or mark a surface with a sharp object "A pipius in captivity scratches at its enclosure"
• 46

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  wear one's heart on one's sleeve
  Question
  idiom expressing when a person openly displays their thoughts, feelings, or opinions instead of keeping them hidden
• 46

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  Thailand
  General Noun
  kingdom in southeast Asia, capital Bangkok
• 46

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  Vietnam
  General Noun
  A nation in Southeast Asia, capital Hanoi: Larry was drafted to fight in Vietnam in 1968.
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  Korea
  General Noun
  One of two nations (North Korea, capital Pyongyang and South Korea, capital Seoul) in East Asia: Korea puts out lots of K-pop.
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  eclipse
  General Noun
  alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter
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  anteater, sloth, armadillo
  Animal
  xenarthroid creature encountered by Klingons
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  ovulate
  Verb
  to undergo ovulation, the discharge of a mature ovum from the ovary
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  menstruate
  Verb
  to experience menstruation, a cyclical discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant breeding-age primate females at approximately monthly intervals and that is considered to represent a readjustment of the uterus to the nonpregnant state following proliferative changes accompanying the preceding ovulation
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  Transliterations of proper names and adhering to Klingon syllable structure
  Question
  Most official transliterations of non-Klingon names adhere to the usual Klingon syllable structure, with limited consonant clusters. Michael Dorn's last name was transliterated {Do'rIn} as opposed to *{Dorn}, Germany is {DoyIchlan} instead of *{DoychlanD}, Quark (the Ferengi) is {quwargh} instead of {qwarq}, etc. But a small number of official Klingon transliterations of proper names appear to violate Klingon syllable structure (in parentheses): {je(mS) qI(rq)}, {pIqa(rD)}, {ma(rq) 'oqra(nD)}, {Sar(br)uqen}. What, if anything, determines whether or not an alien name gets to keep its non-Klingon consonant clusters?
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  medicine (the field of study)
  General Noun
  Medicine, as in "the study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness" (Wiktionary). The TNG episode "Ethics" mentions a "Klingon Medical Division", so presumably Klingons have some concept of medicine as a field. {Hergh}, based on its canon uses, appears to refer to "medicine" but in the sense of the substances given as a treatment for an illness, not as a field of study.
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  name of Hur'q-era Klingon historical figure
  Language User
  Klingon historical person, perhaps a freedom fighter, from the era of the Hur'q occupation of Kronos
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  name of pre-Kahless mythic hero
  Language User
  someone Klingons tell stories about, born before Kahless
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  invest (in), capitalize
  Verb
  devote money or resources to, with the expectation of a return on the venture "Quark invested in a diverse array of bushnesses"
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  a unit of measurement for "everyday" speeds
  General Noun
  That is, a unit of measurement on the scale of mph or km/h, perhaps kellicams per hour or 'ujes per second, along with examples of how to use it in a sentence such as "The wind has a speed of 10 <whatevers>."
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  bounty
  General Noun
  reward offered at-large for the completion of an often challenging task, usually by an individual or group whose resources are limited "Capture the kidnapper alive and claim the bounty"
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  stunt, feat
  General Noun
  Daring or dangerous act, usually requiring physical courage and performed for spectators. "A daredevil performs stunts"
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  whim
  General Noun
  capricious, eccentric, and often sudden idea or fancy
• 41

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  be brittle
  Verb
  be easy to break or shatter in pieces
• 30

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  stare at, glare at, gaze at
  Verb
  Someone exposes hostility and looking at adversary fiercely, sharply. "Gawron gazed at the traitor"
• 52

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  electrical outlet
  General Noun
  What does an 'ul rarwI' plug into?
• 43

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  will-o'-the-wisp
  General Noun
  phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night over marshy ground. "Will-o'-the-wisp figures in many local legends"
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  soot
  General Noun
  fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc. "The lamps are covered in soot"
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  hose
  General Noun
  flexible, often portable tubular conduit for the transfer of fluids
• 41

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  like a fish out of water
  Question
  idiom expressing when a person or thing is awkwardly out of place
• 51

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  name of Klingon deity
  Language User
  Name of at least one ancient Klingon god, apart from wa'jo''a' from the era before all the gods were slain
• 47

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  pattern, design pattern, markings, motif
  General Noun
  a generic term for a picture or shape that is used as a decoration. also the pattern on the surface of things(clothes, wallpaper, birds, etc.)
• 47

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  ambrosia
  General Noun
  Food or drink from Klingon myth, May grant special power, may be used to describe exceptionally good food
• 44

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  Whale/Dolphin/Porpoise
  Animal
  A mammal that lives in seawater 'see the dolphins jumping'
• 42

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  Knead/Massage
  Verb
  Applying pressure repeatedly from different angles 'massage muscles or bread dough'
• 45

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  stool (furniture)
  General Noun
  item of furniture used as a seat for one person without an armrest or back, or as a footrest
• 44

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  nomad
  Language User
  member of a community without fixed habitation which regularly moves to and from the same areas. "Nomad life is adapted to infertile regions"
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  buffoon, laughingstock
  Language User
  unintentionally ludicrous person subjected to or inviting general mockery or ridicule
• 43

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  bat (animal)
  Animal
  mammal capable of flight on membranous wings
• 43

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  be/move (counter)clockwise
  Verb
  exhibit direction or movement like the hands of most Terran analog clocks, or the opposite direction, one of the two expressed with {-Ha'}
• 44

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  censor
  Verb
  remove or alter sensitive or objectionable content, often for political reasons - "The Viceroy censored all holonovels in which he appeared as a character."
• 43

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  pomegranate
  General Noun
  A mediterranean fruit of the species Punica granatum, round and burgundy, full of seeds
• 45

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  watermelon
  General Noun
  A giant fruit of the species Citrullus lanatus, with a green husk and soft, watery red flesh, full of seeds
• 47

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  animism
  General Noun
  religious attribution of souls or spirits to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena - "Traditional animism remains popular among certain populations of the planet."
• 44

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  martyr
  General Noun
  In seems odd for a martial culture that glorifies death in battle not to have a specific word for a warrior who nobly sacrifices themself. The word for sacrifice, 'anmoH, which might be used for this purpose, seems freighted with negative connotations ("to waste")..
• 46

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  sit-up
  General Noun
  the act of transitioning between a supine position, with knees bent up and feet optionally anchored, to a sitting position, especiallly as done repeatedly as a form of physical conditioning. If it's not a noun, is there a means of clarifying that {qaStaHvIS wa' tup loSmaH vaghlogh ba'nISchoH mang} means that the soldier mmust perform forty-five sit-ups and not get in and out of her quS forty-five times? What has Maltz done to keep himself in shape during his long confinement, and what terminology does he have for these exercises?
• 44

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  pull up
  General Noun
  a body movement where a humanoid grips something overhead, with the backs of their hands facing them, then raises their body through muscular effort until their head above their hands. It may be done repeatedly as physical training, or once in order to e.g. climb over a wall. The equivalent movement with the palms facing the warrior is called a chin up, and if Klingons distinguish between the two I would be interested in that terminology. I don't know if it's a noun {Soch XXXmey neH vIta'laH} or a verb {tlhoy' vItoSmeH jIXXX} or perhaps the wall is the object and {tlhoy' vIXXX 'e' vInID}. I am interested in any bodyweight exercises Klingons name, and also interested if Maltz says he's familiar with the exercise but there's no name for it, so it's just {tlhoy'Daq pep'egh, DeSDu' lo'taHvIS}.
• 46

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  push up
  Verb
  Perform a bodyweight exercise, where the hands are placed under or in a lateral line with the shoulders, the legs extended and the spine kept straight while the body is raised by muscular effort. If Klingons don't do this, then I don't expect a word for it. It may be a verb: {wejmaHlogh peXXX!} or perhaps it is a noun {wejmaH XXX tIta'!}. I am interested in the individual exercises performed, {mI'DI' tlhIngan}.
• 20

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  stretch
  Verb
  This might be the transitive thing that an athlete does to muscles, or that a chef does to pizza dough; or it might be the intransitive thing that the muscle or dough does in response to being ????moHed. e.g. {qeqchoHpa' pIqcho', SomrawDu'Daj ????} or {qeqchoHpa' pIqcho' ????} - whichever way the verb works.
• 49

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  the Philippines
  General Noun
  name of the Earth country
• 50

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  real estate, real property
  General Noun
  a building or buildings or a a section thereof, often including the ground they are built on, considered as an item of economic exchange
• 40

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  siege
  General Noun
  prolonged military assault or blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition
• 47

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  honey
  General Noun
  viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar
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  nectar
  General Noun
  sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds
• 44

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  grenade
  General Noun
  explosive weapon typically thrown by hand
• 39

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  In formation
  Verb
  As in to march, fly or otherwise move in formation. This more than be parallel to e.g.. in a particular order or pattern
• 45

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  embryo
  General Noun
  early stage of development of a multicellular organism
• 46

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  yolk
  General Noun
  portion of the egg which nourishes the embryo
• 39

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  bundle
  General Noun
  set of objects wrapped or tied together
• 40

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  splat
  Verb
  hit a hard or flat surface and deform into an irregular shape, or produce a sound similar to such a collision
• 42

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  moan, groan
  Verb
  utter a low, perhaps guttural cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
• 44

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  click
  Verb
  produce a slight, sharp sound
• 38

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  spout
  General Noun
  tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged
• 48

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  uvula
  Body Part
  conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate; place of articulation of {q} and {Q}
• 40

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  catalyst, enzyme
  General Noun
  substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process
• 46

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  larynx
  Body Part
  small organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, swallowing, and talking, AKA the voice box
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  be iridescent
  Verb
  describes surfaces that appear to gradually change color as the angle of view or illumination changes, e.g. soap bubbles or opals
• 49

  (+49/-0)
  be unique, be unprecedented
  Verb
  be unlike anything else, or have a property nothing or no one else has
• 39

  (+37/-2)
  be showy, be ostentatious, be garish
  Verb
  describes something intended, and perhaps failing, to impress
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  bias
  General Noun
  disproportionate weight in favor of or against something
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  shortage
  General Noun
  excess demand, an economic situation where demand exceeds supply
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  focus
  Verb
  To make the visibility of an image less blurry. And can you say "[focus]meH chuq [lens]" for "zoom lens"?
• 51

  (+51/-0)
  zoom
  Verb
  Either to zoom in/magnify (make part of an image appear larger) or to zoom out (make every part of an image appear smaller and see more of the whole image)
• 43

  (+43/-0)
  texture
  General Noun
  the feel or shape of a surface or substance
• 48

  (+44/-4)
  rodent
  Animal
  creature familiar to Klingons, resembling a mouse, rat, hamster etc. What a {vIghro'} would chase after
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  renaissance, revival
  General Noun
  resurgence or rediscovery of cultural or technological forms following a period of quiescence
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  feldspar
  General Noun
  group of very common aluminum silicate minerals
• 37

  (+36/-1)
  tinker
  Verb
  fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend, or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner
• 43

  (+43/-0)
  quartz
  General Noun
  very common, often transparent or translucent mineral
• 47

  (+41/-6)
  casserole
  General Noun
  dish baked uncovered in a large deep pan, such as lasagna
• 38

  (+38/-0)
  skim
  Verb
  glide along in an even, smooth course along or intermittently brushing the surface of something
• 51

  (+43/-8)
  Buddhism
  General Noun
  religion associated with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, focused on an end to suffering and the cycle of death and rebirth
• 50

  (+42/-8)
  Jew
  Language User
  Member of a Semitic ethnic group that originated in the ancient Middle East and has a diaspora all over Earth
• 51

  (+42/-9)
  Christianity
  General Noun
  religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
• 50

  (+40/-10)
  starfish
  Animal
  An echinoderm with a star-shaped body, able to evert its stomach, usually has five arms/legs
• 54

  (+48/-6)
  crab
  Animal
  A decapod crustacean with pincers and a stub for a tail
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  flap
  General Noun
  broad flexible loose-hanging mass attached at one end
• 49

  (+45/-4)
  cabbage, lettuce
  General Noun
  any plant cultivated for its leafy head
• 44

  (+39/-5)
  mascot
  General Noun
  symbol of an organization, event, or identity, often an anthropomorphized animal or object
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  rustle
  Verb
  make soft muffled sound like that produced by the friction of thin flat material such as cloth, paper, or leaves
• 50

  (+46/-4)
  pepper (capsicum)
  General Noun
  plant cultivated for its edible, varicolored, and sometimes spicy berries
• 48

  (+43/-5)
  cervinoid
  Animal
  deerlike or mooselike animal
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  bracket, corbel
  General Noun
  architectural or engineering component, often weight-bearing and sometimes decorative, that fixes two other components to each other
• 49

  (+42/-7)
  high school, secondary education
  General Noun
  the secondary phase of education in many Terran school systems, or the latter phase thereof, typically preceding university study or more technical training
• 46

  (+42/-4)
  scapula
  Body Part
  shoulder blade; bone connecting the humerus and the clavicle
• 47

  (+43/-4)
  chromosome
  Body Part
  One of the bundles of DNA of which every organism gets the same number from their mother and from their father. Also the words for X chromosome and Y chromosome -- or W chromosome and Z chromosome, if that's what Klingons have.
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  Singular "tactic"
  General Noun
  to' has the gloss of "tactics" but there doesn't appear to be a word for a singular tactic, which is of course different than strategy in scale.
• 0

  (+0/-0)
  lay flat the woman
  Language User
  he brags that he has already laid many women flat
• 51

  (+43/-8)
  Islaam, Islam
  General Noun
  "submittance (to the will of God Almighty (Allaah))" eg. More than a quarter of the population of Earth choose Islaam as their way of life.
• 30

  (+3/-27)
  Muslim
  General Noun
  "one who submits"; a person who chooses Islaam as their way of life
• 49

  (+49/-0)
  be inside-out
  Verb
  when what is normally something's inside surface is oriented outward
• 50

  (+42/-8)
  thingamajig
  General Noun
  nonsense word to refer to a thing you can't remember the name of; a watchamacallit or a whozywhatsit
• 54

  (+20/-34)
  Esperanto
  General Noun
  name of the Terran language
• 32

  (+6/-26)
  Toki Pona
  General Noun
  the name of the Terran language
• 46

  (+42/-4)
  Maquis (Resistance)
  General Noun
  The infamous organization founded in 2370, operating in the the Federation/Cardassian/demilitarized space.
• 48

  (+27/-21)
  pivot
  Verb
  swivel or turn on a fixed point
• 48

  (+42/-6)
  unit of measurement for radioactive decay
  General Noun
  comparable to the Terran units the curie, the rutherford, and the becquerel
• 47

  (+47/-0)
  pixel
  General Noun
  tiny dot that makes up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
• 46

  (+42/-4)
  commando
  Language User
  trooper of a small fighting force specially trained for speedy offensives against enemy-held areas
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  alcove
  General Noun
  small recessed area set off from a larger room or chamber
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  impale
  Verb
  pierce and transfix with a long, usually pointed object
• 51

  (+51/-0)
  be mystical, be esoteric, be occult
  Verb
  be endowed with transcendently complex, obscure, or prescientific meaning; can be used to distinguish 'chemistry' from 'alchemy' or 'astronomy' from 'astrology'
• 47

  (+45/-2)
  terrorism
  General Noun
  irregular warfare or violence with primarily mass-psychological aims, usually carried out by non-state or para-state agents
• 54

  (+33/-21)
  hood, cowl
  General Noun
  covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  batch
  General Noun
  a quantity of anything produced at one iteration of an operation
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  straddle
  Verb
  A Maori legend states that Paikea straddled a whale to arrive at New Zealand.
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  stimulate
  Verb
  The smell of ghak wafting across the room stimulates my taste buds.
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  anaemia
  General Noun
  Anaemia is a blood condition.
• 51

  (+51/-0)
  clavicle
  Body Part
  The clavical is also known as the collarbone.
• 52

  (+45/-7)
  rhinoceros, rhino
  Animal
  Any of a family of pachyderms of the order Perissodactyla with at least one horn on their nose, or the Kronos equivalent
• 53

  (+49/-4)
  hippopotamus, hippo
  Animal
  An aggressive pachyderm of the order Artiodactyla that lives in rivers, or the Kronos equivalent
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  Deck
  General Noun
  A set of cards is called a deck.
• 64

  (+64/-0)
  infinity
  Number
  A boundless or endless quantity, a quantity too large to be quantifiable with real numbers. A crucial concept in the development of calculus and various other mathematical fields.
• 38

  (+38/-0)
  momentum
  General Noun
  The momentum of the ball caused it to roll three feet farther than expected.
• 38

  (+36/-2)
  thump, thud
  Exclamation
  Sound of a muffled collision between two solid objects (e.g. the sound of two Klingon foreheads colliding, the sound of a falling tree hitting the ground) or a sound with similar auditory qualities (e.g. the sound of a heart valve in a stethoscope).
• 54

  (+51/-3)
  splash
  Exclamation
  Sound of an object hitting and dispersing an amount of liquid.
• 58

  (+57/-1)
  shellfish (clam, oyster, mussel, scallop, brachiopod...)
  Animal
  A soft-bodied, usually filter-feeding marine organism with hinged hard protective shells. Evolved multiple times on various planets (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I", "Melora") and often used as food.
• 51

  (+48/-3)
  compound (chemical)
  General Noun
  A homogeneous substance comprising identical molecules (or molecular entities) made up of chemically bonded atoms of two or more elements. In other words, {HeySel} : {tamler} :: {'o'rIS} : {???}
• 60

  (+31/-29)
  be randy, be horny
  Verb
  To feel sexual attraction, to be turned on, to be sexually aroused.
• 53

  (+49/-4)
  nickel (element)
  General Noun
  Element number 28, with the symbol Ni. A naturally ferromagnetic metal with many uses, and a usual component of metallic meteorites.
• 43

  (+12/-31)
  be despondent, be disheartened
  Verb
  To be unhappy or in low spirits as a result of hopelessness or a perceived inability to overcome difficulties.
• 48

  (+48/-0)
  vanadium
  General Noun
  Element number 23, with the symbol V. Has biological functions in various organisms, provides exceptional strength to steel, and is used in the inner core of fusion reactors.
• 47

  (+19/-28)
  microscope
  General Noun
  Device for examining objects too small to be seen with the naked eye.
• 63

  (+60/-3)
  cephalopod
  Animal
  The nearest Klingon analogue to a squid, cuttlefish, or octopus. The cephalopod body plan is the only non-tetrapod anatomical arrangement in which intelligence has been observed to develop, and the tentacles of what appears to be a cephalopod of some sort were served as Klingon food in the TNG episode "Genesis".
• 61

  (+55/-6)
  be enormous, be gigantic, be colossal
  Verb
  To be extraordinarily and perhaps awe-inspiringly large in size. We have similar lexical gradients seen in words for fighting (see KGT), quality (QaQ, Dun, pov, pup), heat (ghun, tuj) and degrees of surprise/shock (yay' vs Duq). Does a similar intensive series exist for describing physical size?
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  valve
  General Noun
  A device that regulates flow in a fluid, especially one that only allows fluid to pass in one direction.
• 53

  (+53/-0)
  turbine, propeller
  General Noun
  A device with several angled blades, which converts a fluid's unidirectional motion into rotary motion (as in a turbine) or vice versa (as in a propeller).
• 54

  (+52/-2)
  jellyfish
  Animal
  A simple gelatinous marine invertebrate occasionally used for food, closely related to corals (for which we do have a Klingon name) but free-roaming rather than sessile.
• 55

  (+52/-3)
  filter, strain, sieve, sift
  Verb
  To pass matter through a tool or implement (a filter for liquids, a sieve for granular solids) in order to remove other types of material.
• 49

  (+49/-0)
  pus
  General Noun
  Matter produced by an infected wound.
• 60

  (+54/-6)
  arsenic
  General Noun
  Element number 33, with the symbol As. An important micronutrient in some non-human lifeforms, and in the TOS novel "Doctor's Orders", said to be a crucial flavoring agent in tabekhte, a type of Klingon sauce made from the roots and leaves of the tabekh plant.
• 60

  (+58/-2)
  tentacle
  Body Part
  The flexible limb or sensory organ of an invertebrate animal. Tentacles of an unidentified animal were served as Klingon food in the TNG episode "Genesis".
• 62

  (+60/-2)
  gill
  Body Part
  The respiratory organ of {ghotI'mey} and various other aquatic animals.
• 59

  (+57/-2)
  fin, flipper
  Body Part
  The motive organ of a fish or other aquatic vertebrate. If a {bo'Degh} has {telDu'}, what does a {ghotI'} have?
• 71

  (+70/-1)
  explore
  Verb
  to systematically investigate, or to travel to a place for the purpose of discovery, perhaps by sending a {Hoq}.
• 31

  (+12/-19)
  solve
  Verb
  determine the solution to a puzzle/riddle {ngajrun}, mystery {poymar}, or similar problem
• 41

  (+37/-4)
  Singular "deflector"
  General Noun
  begh has the gloss of "deflectors" but there doesn't appear to be a word for a single deflector
• 55

  (+48/-7)
  be autistic/aspie
  Verb
  To have a developmental disability entailing introversion, inability to read social cues, an affinity for repetition and routine, obsessive interests and literal-mindedness
• 53

  (+17/-36)
  condom
  General Noun
  A piece of latex used as contraception, or to protect against STDs
• 37

  (+36/-1)
  void
  General Noun
  The deep void of outer space is not actually empty; particles do exist there.
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  hollow
  Verb
  Torpedo tubes are hollow until there is a cha' inside them. stative verb, adjective
• 43

  (+11/-32)
  be hazel
  Verb
  To be the color of hazelnuts, a light brownish-yellow: Gen. Martok has hazel eyes.
• 45

  (+40/-5)
  blush
  Verb
  To turn red in the face due to embarrassment
• 42

  (+15/-27)
  to consecrate
  Verb
  to appoint or set apart for a ceremonial or religious function
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  favor
  General Noun
  an act done out of goodwill rather than from justice or remuneration
• 44

  (+15/-29)
  be righteous
  Verb
  to be just, morally upright
• 42

  (+39/-3)
  peach
  General Noun
  a stone fruit of the species Prunus persica, a pink/orange colour and covered with fuzz
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  cherry
  General Noun
  a stone fruit of the species Prunus avium, can be sweet or sour, usually a cerise colour
• 21

  (+1/-20)
  loch
  Clarification
  So we know that wej loch cha’ means “two thirds,” but how do we say, “two thirds of an apple”? What about, “I ate two thirds of an apple”? (My guess would be ’epIl naH wej ’ay’ lochbogh cha’ vISoppu’, but I’m really not sure.)
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  ghItlhmeH Ho’DoS
  Clarification
  This term has been released with the gloss “writing system,” which in English usually refers to a set of graphemes (ngutlh) and the rules for using them to transcribe (qon) language. Yet the verb ghItlh is described in KGT as referring to “the act...of making marks on some surface,” apparently regardless of whether any linguistic content or symbolic representation is involved (pp. 79-80), which makes it sound as though ghItlhmeH Ho’DoS should actually mean something along the lines of “calligraphic style” or “rules of stroke order” or “engraving technique” rather than “a system for the symbolic representation of language.” So I think it is worth checking to make sure that there was no misunderstanding when Maltz revealed this term and that there is no other term that is used to refer to a system of ngutlh.
• 41

  (+37/-4)
  RNA
  Body Part
  ribonucleic acid
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  seizure (medicine)
  General Noun
  convulsion like those experienced by epileptics
• 32

  (+32/-0)
  stitch
  Verb
  pass needle and thread through fabric in the process of sewing
• 44

  (+38/-6)
  common cold
  General Noun
  very common respiratory infection
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  be nostalgic
  Verb
  exhibit affinity for familiar surroundings or reminiscence of the things of the past
• 35

  (+33/-2)
  mint, menthoid plant
  General Noun
  native name for a similar plant cultivated by Klingons for its taste and aroma
• 43

  (+37/-6)
  chlorophyll
  General Noun
  green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants and other photosynthetic organisms
• 34

  (+34/-0)
  crater
  General Noun
  anything resembling a hemispherical pit created by an impact or explosion
• 39

  (+37/-2)
  fair, funfair, carnival, circus
  General Noun
  traveling amusement park
• 57

  (+56/-1)
  apartment
  General Noun
  suite of rooms forming one residence, usually rented, typically in a building containing a number of these
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  adult
  Language User
  non-gendered opposite of puq
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  diffuse
  Verb
  The sprayed droplets diffuse in midair.
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  turbulent
  Verb
  The placid waters suddenly became turbulent.
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  colonel
  General Noun
  Military rank, for which there is Star Trek canon e.g. "Colonel Worf", but is not listed in the Warfare section of KGT.
• 42

  (+35/-7)
  gluten
  General Noun
  a tenacious elastic protein substance especially of wheat flour that gives cohesiveness to dough
• 38

  (+38/-0)
  be inflamed (medicine)
  Verb
  be afflicted with congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current and growth of morbid tissue; manifested outwardly by redness, swelling, heat and pain
• 32

  (+28/-4)
  speak with vocal fry
  Verb
  speak in a low creaky voice by simultaneous rapid vibration of the vocal cords
• 35

  (+28/-7)
  sing falsetto
  Verb
  sing by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing
• 31

  (+31/-0)
  psychokinesis
  General Noun
  movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power
• 36

  (+36/-0)
  telepathy
  General Noun
  capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance
• 53

  (+53/-0)
  moss
  General Noun
  any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.
• 34

  (+33/-1)
  protozoan
  General Noun
  ny of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  membrane
  Body Part
  flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments
• 49

  (+49/-0)
  paragraph
  General Noun
  passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  lawsuit
  General Noun
  in civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution
• 32

  (+32/-0)
  tweezer
  General Noun
  Use a tweezer to pull out the splinter
• 31

  (+31/-0)
  be gelatinous
  Verb
  have a jelly-like texture or consistency
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  cartilage
  Body Part
  type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, and between intervertebral disks, an ingredient of {ngat}
• 44

  (+43/-1)
  antibody
  Body Part
  protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  axis
  General Noun
  imaginary line around which an object spins or is symmetrically arranged
• 33

  (+33/-0)
  stump
  General Noun
  remains of something that has been cut off, e.g. a tree or limb [may additionally be classed as a body part]
• 29

  (+29/-0)
  gypsum
  General Noun
  mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate, having a number of applications including as a precursor of plaster
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  lathe
  General Noun
  machine tool used to shape a piece of material by rotating it against a cutting tool
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  vinegar
  General Noun
  sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol, used as a condiment or preservative
• 32

  (+29/-3)
  bumpkin, yokel
  Language User
  unsophisticated person of rural background
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  scab
  Body Part
  incrustation over a sore or wound, formed during healing
• 61

  (+35/-26)
  be naked/nude
  Verb
  The state of being completely undressed
• 44

  (+39/-5)
  lily
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Lilium: typically white, associated with purity and innocence
• 39

  (+4/-35)
  rose
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Rosa: red, associated with romance, but has thorns
• 55

  (+28/-27)
  Helicopter
  General Noun
  a type of aircraft which derives both lift and propulsion from one or more sets of horizontally revolving overhead rotors.
• 53

  (+46/-7)
  ESP, Supernatural power
  General Noun
  telepathy, psychokinesis, etc (and each their name)
• 39

  (+17/-22)
  date
  General Noun
  as in a romantic or courtship date (or the nearest Klingon equivalent)
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  be a hypocrite
  Verb
  act counter to one's professed beliefs or values, or accuse others of infractions of which oneself is guilty
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  Changeling/Founder (Dominion)
  Language User
  race of fluid shapeshifters who established the interstellar state of the Dominion and dominate its politics
• 34

  (+34/-0)
  enamel, coating
  General Noun
  artificial thin outer layer
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  curfew
  General Noun
  regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time
• 47

  (+39/-8)
  dollar
  General Noun
  name of several disused Terran currencies
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  braid, knotwork
  General Noun
  weave of fibers, often decorative
• 36

  (+36/-0)
  compass
  General Noun
  device used to determine cardinal directions
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  scoff
  Verb
  vocalize derision or mockery nonverbally
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  tundra
  General Noun
  flat treeless circumpolar biome
• 34

  (+34/-0)
  be glossy
  Verb
  have a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface
• 33

  (+31/-2)
  be repetitive/redundant
  Verb
  a way to indicate that something is a repeat or an extra of something else; a way to describe the concept of bIraqlul
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  resin
  General Noun
  Viscous plant secretion such amber, copal, balsam, etc.
• 57

  (+29/-28)
  capitalism
  General Noun
  Economic system where means of production are privately owned and the driving force of production is the profit motive.
• 57

  (+29/-28)
  socialism
  General Noun
  Economic system where means of production are socially owned
• 39

  (+15/-24)
  id
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the id as described by Freud.
• 39

  (+15/-24)
  super-ego
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the super-ego as described by Freud.
• 49

  (+46/-3)
  ego, the self
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the ego as described by Freud.
• 59

  (+26/-33)
  hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot
  General Noun
  A plant of the genus Cannabis, grown for its fiber, drug and seeds
• 45

  (+21/-24)
  drug
  General Noun
  a mind-altering substance, such as marijuana, alcohol, LSD or heroin
• 57

  (+29/-28)
  extinguish
  Verb
  The soldier extinguishes the candle flame. In WoT I have temporarily used rIHHa'.
• 36

  (+9/-27)
  postulate
  General Noun
  The concept that comes before the general acceptance of an idea as a hypothesis.
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  tap
  Verb
  To touch one's fingers gently on something, usually a few times: Anne tapped Tom on the shoulder.
• 49

  (+45/-4)
  be curly
  Verb
  to have a woolly texture--used of hair
• 32

  (+3/-29)
  The most powerful superacid.
  General Noun
  Flouroantimonic Acid, with a pH approximately 20 quintillion times that of sulfuric acid, is another Terran created nightmare substance. Certainly, there must be something that makes this stuff seem like mere vinegar on Qo'noS.
• 43

  (+40/-3)
  Plutonium
  General Noun
  A dangerous metal created by Terrans and their fission experiments.
• 43

  (+39/-4)
  Detroit
  General Noun
  The terran city known for wheeled transportation and disastrous football.
• 43

  (+12/-31)
  back (of a thing)
  General Noun
  exterior rear surface, the line between the 'o' and the ‘em, like the back of a building
• 46

  (+13/-33)
  Facade
  General Noun
  face, exterior front surface, the line between the tlhop and the 'et, like the front of a building
• 47

  (+42/-5)
  cotton (or a Qo'noS equivalent)
  General Noun
  Cotton is a plant with white bolls, picked to make into threads which in turn are woven into cloth.
• 57

  (+53/-4)
  exponent
  General Noun
  The exponent of n in n squared is 2. Perhaps this could be raised to the power of...
• 48

  (+45/-3)
  sodium
  General Noun
  Salt is a sodium compound. Sodium salts are important chemical agents.
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  erode
  Verb
  Rust erodes metal. Water erodes the earth, forming canyons.
• 47

  (+47/-0)
  calcium
  General Noun
  soft silvery-white alkaline earth metal
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  be bristly
  Verb
  be covered in stiff or coarse hairlike structures; like {nIl} but more solid
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  flake
  General Noun
  loose filmy mass or thin chiplike layer
• 38

  (+36/-2)
  yodel
  Verb
  sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between normal chest voice and falsetto
• 38

  (+38/-0)
  auction
  General Noun
  event where goods are sold to the highest bidder
• 43

  (+38/-5)
  J'naii
  General Noun
  homeworld of the sentient species the J'naii
• 39

  (+38/-1)
  granite
  General Noun
  group of igneous rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  basalt
  General Noun
  hard igneous rock, very common in oceanic crust
• 74

  (+68/-6)
  edit, revise
  Verb
  review for the purpose of making or suggesting changes
• 37

  (+36/-1)
  adrenaline, epinephrine
  Body Part
  hormone and neurotransmitter secreted as a response to stress
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  stress, emphasize
  Verb
  draw attention to with especial markedness
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  stencil
  General Noun
  utensil usually consisting of a perforated sheet, used to reproduce a pattern on a surface
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  musteloid (otter-like or wolverine-like animal)
  Animal
  native name for a similar creature encountered by Klingons
• 44

  (+43/-1)
  marble (material)
  General Noun
  rock of crystalline limestone, often metamorphosed and having a streaked or swirled appearance, used as a building or sculpting material
• 40

  (+38/-2)
  scythe, sickle, falx
  General Noun
  tool or weapon having a long curving blade with a sharp concave edge
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  vector (mathematics)
  General Noun
  mathematical concept having both magnitude and direction
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  quark (particle)
  General Noun
  elementary subatomic particle
• 42

  (+38/-4)
  capillary
  Body Part
  small blood vessel that connects arteries to veins
• 40

  (+39/-1)
  thyroid
  Body Part
  large butterfly-shaped gland in the neck
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  esophagus
  Body Part
  organ which relays food to the stomach
• 48

  (+44/-4)
  pronoun
  General Noun
  part of speech that functions by itself as a noun phrase
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  be porous
  Verb
  be full of tiny pores allowing the passage of fluids
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  tackle
  Verb
  seize and knock to the ground
• 47

  (+47/-0)
  gland
  Body Part
  secretory organ
• 36

  (+36/-0)
  crank
  Verb
  impart rotation to, as a wheel
• 55

  (+53/-2)
  mantle (geology)
  General Noun
  layer of a planetary body between core and crust
• 48

  (+48/-0)
  algae
  General Noun
  aquatic photosynthetic organism
• 41

  (+39/-2)
  be creamy (texture)
  Verb
  have the thick, smooth texture of cream
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  spleen
  Body Part
  blood-filtering organ in vertebrates
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  pancreas
  Body Part
  endocrine/digestive organ in vertebrates
• 51

  (+51/-0)
  absorb (vt)
  Verb
  A towel absorbs three grams of spilled liquid. WoT: She absorbed and integrated this information.
• 21

  (+0/-21)
  funnel
  Verb
  funneling down to perhaps a half hour of conversation (from WoT project); to narrow down to some situation/condition. I don't like langchoH or langmoH here.
• 47

  (+22/-25)
  be wise
  Verb
  like someone who would make a good adviser, the opposite of foolish
• 44

  (+43/-1)
  100 billion
  Number
  100 times one billion (Saghan)
• 47

  (+46/-1)
  10 billion
  Number
  10 times one billion (Saghan)
• 47

  (+46/-1)
  100 million
  Number
  100 times one million
• 47

  (+46/-1)
  10 million
  Number
  10 times one million
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  gourd, squash, pumpkin
  General Noun
  trailing or climbing plant producing hard-skinned fleshy fruit
• 45

  (+43/-2)
  prank
  Verb
  play a practical joke or mischievious trick (on)
• 53

  (+43/-10)
  be polynomial
  Verb
  said of a math expression which is formed using only addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponentiation; maybe special words for lower powers, e.g., constant (0), linear (1), quadratic (2), cubic (3)?
• 48

  (+47/-1)
  be entangled (quantum physics, but maybe more general)
  Verb
  two (or more) particles or objects are correlated in a way such that their (quantum) states cannot be described independently; possibly [be correlated]+chu' (though correlation need not be perfect for entanglement)?
• 42

  (+13/-29)
  be correlated (math, physics)
  Verb
  when two things occur together with statistical significance, when knowing one thing allows you to infer with higher probability about the other
• 49

  (+12/-37)
  interfere, undergo constructive (destructive) interference (physics)
  Verb
  physics phenomenon wherein two waves (water, light, whatever) interact, distinct from {mergh} within the same wave; Is this already {nIS} or {tIr}?
• 55

  (+36/-19)
  Livestock
  Animal
  Farm animals
• 49

  (+28/-21)
  Ice cream
  General Noun
  Frozen dessert
• 45

  (+26/-19)
  faucet
  General Noun
  a fixture for drawing and regulating the flow of a liquid
• 45

  (+39/-6)
  qubit (quantum bit)
  General Noun
  extension of {Sa'non} to quantum information, can be superposed ({mergh}), independent of specific medium (not necessarily {'otlh})
• 42

  (+36/-6)
  be superconductive
  Verb
  lacking in electrical resistance, said of materials in which electrical current can flow without loss of power
• 43

  (+15/-28)
  subsets of plural pronouns
  Grammar
  How do you talk about subsets of plural pronouns, in phrases like "all of us/you/them", "none of us/you/them", "two of us/you/them", "most of us/you/them", "some of us/you/them", and so on? That is, using number words to refer to part of a group which is described with a pronoun.
• 36

  (+9/-27)
  go (as in a path going somewhere)
  Verb
  In the sense of "This road goes to Chicago", "The path goes by the forest", "The wire goes into the wall", "His scar goes from his forehead to his chin", "The tire tracks go into the garage". In other words, how to talk about the course of something long that traces out a path (perhaps an actual path), but isn't actually in motion. The points mentioned don't necessarily have to be the endpoints ("this road goes to Chicago" doesn't necessarily mean that the road stops in Chicago), and the endpoints might not be specified at all.
• 50

  (+20/-30)
  be relentless, indefatigable
  Verb
  Kang, Kor, and Koloth were relentless in their pursuit of the Albino.
• 57

  (+34/-23)
  Diamond
  General Noun
  The form of the diamond cubic atomic structure of carbon we use for jewellery and such. Wouldn't mind also knowing the nomenclature for the general crystalline structure as well, if different, which it probably is.
• 60

  (+58/-2)
  Wince, Cringe, Flinch
  Verb
  Reflexively recoil or shrink away
• 46

  (+44/-2)
  Trapezoid
  General Noun
  Convex quadrilateral with two parallel sides
• 48

  (+48/-0)
  Spasm
  Verb
  Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
• 55

  (+55/-0)
  Protein
  General Noun
  Class of complex molecules made of amino acids held together by peptide bonds
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  Oval
  General Noun
  Shape resembling an egg or ellipse
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  Gum (Oral anatomy)
  General Noun
  The flesh around the teeth
• 47

  (+47/-0)
  Dew
  General Noun
  Atmospheric moisture condensed on cool surfaces
• 44

  (+12/-32)
  Fossil
  General Noun
  Mineralized remains of an animal or plant
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  Be Symmetrical
  Verb
  Exhibit symmetry, have corresponding or harmonious arrangement
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  Alkali
  General Noun
  Class of chemical compounds, bases
• 51

  (+19/-32)
  Wrinkle
  Body Part
  An indented line that appears in the skin; as with age, or after being in the water, or on such animals as elephants.
• 50

  (+17/-33)
  Age
  General Noun
  How old a person, non-language using animal, or thing is, in years or months.
• 59

  (+59/-0)
  disorder, disability, syndrome, condition
  General Noun
  Something wrong with someone mentally or physically: "Danny was born with a rare brain condition."
• 54

  (+49/-5)
  headphones
  General Noun
  Speakers worn over the ears to listen to music or other recordings so only the wearer can hear them
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  circuit, circuitry
  General Noun
  enclosed path of current within an electrical device
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  spool, reel, spindle
  General Noun
  device around which thread or wire is wound
• 65

  (+24/-41)
  Klingon alphabetical order
  Clarification
  Information on whether there’s a usual sequence in which the letters in the Klingon alphabet are ordered, and if so, what that order is and how one talks about it in Klingon
• 59

  (+35/-24)
  Monopoly
  General Noun
  To exert sole control over a resource, but more importantly, what Klingons would call the Klingon Monopoly board game in Klingon
• 58

  (+48/-10)
  latitude/ longitude
  General Noun
  A coordinate system for specifing locations on a planet. (As far as the Klingon display screens are concerned, Klingons may use a triangular coordinate system)
• 57

  (+26/-31)
  friendship
  General Noun
  Strong emotion, affection between friends. "swore eternal friendship", "Earth-Klingon friendship day"
• 64

  (+64/-0)
  lens
  General Noun
  An object that focuses light or other EM radiation by refraction
• 50

  (+50/-0)
  freckle(s)
  Body Part
  Marks on the skin caused by exposure to sunlight: "Jim has brown hair, blue eyes and freckles."
• 47

  (+42/-5)
  Kuvah'magh
  Language User
  Klingon savior figure venerated by a religious minority, believed to be conceived during the holy month of Nay'Poq (VOY: Prophecy)
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  symbiont
  General Noun
  organism living in close physical association with another; parasites are a subtype
• 44

  (+40/-4)
  Trill
  General Noun
  class-M homeworld of the Trill species, located in the Alpha Quadrant
• 47

  (+43/-4)
  d'akturak
  Language User
  someone with an "icy" demeanor; especially as a tough negotiator (DS9: Blood Oath)
• 43

  (+9/-34)
  jak'tahla
  General Noun
  phase in a Klingon's maturation similar to puberty (ST: Insurrection)
• 50

  (+43/-7)
  soh-chim
  Language User
  Klingon legal and social role similar to a "godparent"; bestowed on a family friend who would care for a child if their parents were incapacitated
• 71

  (+66/-5)
  zinc
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Zn, atomic number 30
• 53

  (+50/-3)
  titanium
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Ti, atomic number 22
• 50

  (+47/-3)
  aluminum
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Al, atomic number 13
• 50

  (+48/-2)
  mercury
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Hg, atomic number 80
• 59

  (+55/-4)
  hiss
  Verb
  Animal noise similar to a growl
• 65

  (+57/-8)
  crawl / slither
  Verb
  Movement verb(s) for snakes, bugs, and animal generally low to the ground
• 54

  (+54/-0)
  tumor
  Body Part
  unusual bodily growth
• 49

  (+49/-0)
  be fertile
  Verb
  Could apply to land, animals, people
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  tears
  General Noun
  Eye fluid from crying / irritation
• 65

  (+40/-25)
  stove / oven
  General Noun
  Klingons don't use heat as much in cooking, but surely the have heating devices for other purposes
• 63

  (+38/-25)
  Desk
  General Noun
  vummeH raS works just fine, but if Klingons use a separate word, it would be nice to know
• 49

  (+43/-6)
  Counter / workbench
  General Noun
  We have a word for table, but we don't have a word for a work space attached to the wall.
• 44

  (+21/-23)
  nod
  Verb
  A simple nod for yes, a nod at/toward something (or as a direct object). Related words could include shaking head for no, tilting head questioningly, other gestures of the head.
• 58

  (+22/-36)
  Look at / stare
  Verb
  We have legh for see, but we don't have a word for actively directing the eyes
• 61

  (+57/-4)
  blink (and/or wink)
  Verb
  Rapidly close and open one or both eyes
• 62

  (+29/-33)
  Close friend (cross-gender and/or gender-neutral)
  Language User
  KGT gives us {maqoch} for “close male friend of a male” and {chaj} for “close female friend of a female”, but we don’t seem to have a known way to express a similarly close relationship between a male and a female, or involving people who identify as neither male nor female.
• 57

  (+51/-6)
  ironically
  Adverb
  marks situations involving 1) failure caused by efforts towards success; or 2) success achieved by means which would normally lead to failure
• 50

  (+50/-0)
  tendency, propensity
  General Noun
  inclination toward a particular characteristic or behavior
• 46

  (+45/-1)
  ideal
  General Noun
  standard of perfection; or principle to which one aspires
• 49

  (+45/-4)
  adverb(ial)
  General Noun
  Klingon grammatical category defined by TKD section 5.4
• 48

  (+44/-4)
  blackmail
  Verb
  extort money or benefits from someone in return for not revealing compromising information
• 45

  (+43/-2)
  porch
  General Noun
  projecting architectural structure that houses an entrance to a building
• 57

  (+24/-33)
  foam, froth
  General Noun
  mass of small bubbles
• 66

  (+60/-6)
  superstition
  General Noun
  widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation
• 62

  (+50/-12)
  teen, teenager, adolescent, youth, young adult
  Language User
  A word for a person who is too old to be called puq but is too young to nen.
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  wink
  Verb
  To close and open one eye.
• 39

  (+14/-25)
  Nudge
  Verb
  To prod someone, often lightly and with the elbow, to get their attention.
• 68

  (+28/-40)
  Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender
  Language User
  "loD be' je ngaghbogh loD" (Man who has sex with men and women, i.e. bisexual) and "be' mojpu'bogh loD" (Man who has become a woman) are both immensely burdensome, and not really accurate. A canonical way of expressing LGBT people would go a long way in bring Klingon to other interested people.
• 47

  (+15/-32)
  most recent
  Verb
  “Did you see the most recent episode of Star Trek?” “I only have the booklets from the three most recent qep'a'mey.” This is listed as a verb because a stative verb could be one way to express this, but perhaps there’s a phrase/construction used for this concept. I’ve seen some people use {Qav} or {vorgh} for this, but there’s no reason to believe either of these are quite right.
• 56

  (+51/-5)
  prototype
  General Noun
  The first transporter prototypes met with limited success, but later proved indispensable for exploring the galaxy.
• 45

  (+20/-25)
  burden
  General Noun
  An encumbrance, a useless dead weight - "A farmer's treasures are a warrior's burden"
• 60

  (+55/-5)
  Wales
  General Noun
  Country in the United Kingdom where the natives speak Welsh
• 56

  (+44/-12)
  K'Ehleyr
  Language User
  ST:TNG character, half-Klingon emissary and ambassador. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/K'Ehleyr
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  archaeology
  General Noun
  The study of past societies through the examination of their material remains. A subject dealt with by dedicated ship's officers in Starfleet (TOS, "Who Mourns for Adonais?"; TNG, "The Bonding"), and one of Jean-Luc Picard's chief personal passions. We know sociology is referred to as {nughQeD}; does this term also subsume archaeology, or do Klingons consider it a separate discipline?
• 67

  (+59/-8)
  furniture, item of furniture
  General Noun
  Allowing us to say such things as "A chair is an item of furniture." or "Our door was unlocked and our furniture was in complete disarray." Some languages distinguish between moveable furniture, immovable furniture and fittings, so it would be good to have a clarification regarding this.
• 51

  (+48/-3)
  phoneme
  Grammar
  What do Klingons call the most basic sound elements of a language?
• 21

  (+1/-20)
  still
  Adverb
  Is the only way to say this to imply it with -taH or is there a specific adverb for it?
• 50

  (+13/-37)
  already
  Adverb
  Is wejHa' a good way to say it? Can it only be implied by use of the perfective suffixes? Is there another more specific adverb?
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  Undergarments, Underwear
  General Noun
  What Klingons wear under their clothing, if anything. If Klingons don't wear clothing that's obscured by their visible clothing, what they would call this sort of garment when worn by others. "I wonder whether Klingons wear underwear."
• 67

  (+39/-28)
  Incense
  General Noun
  A material burned in order to produce a scent, possibly in connection with a ritual. Klingons have been depicted burning something resembling incense on Star Trek on several occasions, including DS9 "Sons of Mogh" and VOY "Nothing Human"
• 13

  (+13/-0)
  Closest Klingon goat analog
  Animal
  Whatever animal a terran goat would most remind Klingons of
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  Habit
  General Noun
  Individual's settled or regular tendency or practice.
• 20

  (+18/-2)
  Punctuation
  General Noun
  Marks used in writing to separate sentences and their elements.
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  waiting room
  General Noun
  a room or area wehere people wait for an appointment, ot for their train/bus/airplane/starship to depart.
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  (train) station
  General Noun
  A name for a building or area where medium-to long land transport systems stop. It does not have to be a train, specifically, maybe also bus terminals wou;d qualify?
• 59

  (+18/-41)
  kilo-/mill-, mega-/micro etc.
  Number
  A way to express bery big or very small numbers, it does not have to be decimal based, or 10^3 based, but as the decimal system is based on DIvI' Hol...
• 54

  (+26/-28)
  nightmare
  General Noun
  an unsettling, disturbing, or horrific dream. "I do not know the cause of these nightmares"
• 20

  (+20/-0)
  Morska
  General Noun
  A colony on the outskirts of the empire, near {rura' pente'}, site of a listening post, and origin of one of the more interesting {Sep Hol Sarmey}. "I've never been to Morska, but I'd like to visit someday."
• 44

  (+8/-36)
  short (object or distance)
  Verb
  For “long” we have {nI’} (duration) and {tIq} (of an object), but for “short” we have {ngaj} (duration) and {run} (stature). {run} seems to be the opposite of {woch}, not {tIq}. What is the opposite of {tIq}?
• 35

  (+5/-30)
  Mr./Ms./-san
  Language User
  Some Klingons have names that resemble general nouns ({QaS, Qel}), which may be confusing in some contexts. Titles could be used to disambiguate in some circumstances (such as {Qel 'aj} or {QaS joH}), but these often imply a hierarchical relationship or specific occupation. Do Klingons have neutral terms to specify persons, analogous to (gender-marked) English "Mr." or "Ms." or (not-gender-marked) Japanese "-san" or "-chan"?
• 24

  (+24/-0)
  Closest Klingon canine analog
  Animal
  Is there a better word than "targh" that Klingons would think of when they see a Terran dog? Need not be an animal that Klingons domesticate.
• 10

  (+1/-9)
  pencil
  General Noun
  an utensil for writing by hand
• 20

  (+19/-1)
  novel
  General Noun
  a long fictional literary composition in prose
• 55

  (+15/-40)
  haiku
  General Noun
  type of poetry from Japan
• 19

  (+18/-1)
  coral
  General Noun
  A colony of marine polyps.
• 19

  (+19/-0)
  balcony
  General Noun
  An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
• 20

  (+17/-3)
  saltpeter
  General Noun
  Potassium nitrate (KNO₃), a mineral salt. One of the three key ingredients of {ngat} "gunpowder" alongside {ghav} "carbon" and {no'negh} "sulfur". Has some culinary uses on Earth, but whether it's used in Klingon cuisine is unknown (although note the secondary sense of {ngat} "herbed granulated cartilage" - may this be because it also uses saltpeter as an ingredient?).
• 29

  (+27/-2)
  salt (culinary, halite)
  General Noun
  Sodium chloride. The most common of chemical salts, and presumably the compound responsible for making food {na'} "salty".
• 18

  (+13/-5)
  Have an area of
  Verb
  The verb of measurement corresponding to {morghmey}, assuming one exists. "The field has an area of 4000 morgh."
• 66

  (+30/-36)
  Have a duration of
  Verb
  "This presentation has a duration of 20 minutes." "The festival has a duration of three days." I know people probably all use something with "qaStaHvIS" for this sort of thing, but other units of measure have their own verbs...
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  hologram
  General Noun
  a functioning, moving, vocalizing, messaging hologram as appears in "Melancholy Elephants"
• 24

  (+24/-0)
  nest
  General Noun
  bird's nest
• 49

  (+22/-27)
  worry (about something)
  Verb
  To think, often obsessively and with unease, about an event or status that is often outside of our control. What a rejmorgh does. "He worried about the harvest", "She worries too much", "They believe meditation can stop him from worrying too much"
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  treat somebody like
  Verb
  To say things like "We treat the hostages as honored guests." or "They treat the prisoners like animals." In English, the word "treat" can be used both about people ("Treat me like royalty") or objects ("Treat/Use the sword like a hammer"), so it would be nice to have clarification if this word/phrase also has this dual meaning.
• 52

  (+46/-6)
  Athletics
  General Noun

  A term that would encompass all or most games requiring physical strength, dexterity, and tenacity especially those consisting of a number of players per team.

  "Worf excelled at soccer on earth, but his skill at the game led to tragic consequences for a young Earther."

• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Klingon ballet
  General Noun
  I seem to remember Okrand alluding to Klingon Classical ballet while commenting on Klingon opera and comparing the moves involved to Klingon martial arts. "Grilka persuaded Quark to take her out for an evening of opera and ballet at the First City Fine Arts Festival."
• 58

  (+34/-24)
  be crunchy, be crispy
  Verb
  I've seen Klingon foods depicted in trek that look as if these adjectives may apply. If nothing else, it might describe the texture of dried-out gagh, commonly (though regrettably) served as snacks and at breakfast.
• 61

  (+49/-12)
  roast, grill, broil
  Verb
  We know that despite the well-known Klingon penchant for preparing food raw, there are exceptions (e.g. roast leg of lIngta'). I believe I might have seen meQ used to achieve this effect, but somehow this seems to me to imply a culinary gaffe has occured.
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  breast (female anatomy)
  Body Part
  The felinoid that Kirk fought on Nimbus III had three breasts. Breast cancer represents an important health issue for Earth women.
• 22

  (+19/-3)
  Silicon
  General Noun
  chemical element 14
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  positron
  General Noun
  Antiparticle of the electron. Propagation of these particles through a Soong-type android's neural net made the construction of sentient androids like Data possible.
• 29

  (+29/-0)
  Reference temperatures for the SImyon scale
  Clarification
  We know the name of the unit that Klingons use for measuring temperature, and how to express that something has a temperature using that unit, but no reference points by which we can convert between Earth temperature scales and the Klingon one. If SImyon are not absolute like Kelvin and Rankine, it would also be important to know how to express negative temperatures, as already requested in another chabal.
• 53

  (+13/-40)
  take medicine, medicate onself
  Verb
  I have used {jIHergh'eghpu'} for "I took my medicine." for years, based on the canonical word {HerghwI'} Can {HerghwI} be used as a bare verb meaning "I medicated myself", or is it just a fossil or set form? If not, how can I say "take my medicine?"
• 53

  (+15/-38)
  path of a warrior
  General Noun
  I've often thought this might be a discrete word, as opposed to the more literal {vaj taw}, {SuvwI' taw}, {vaj He}, etc.
• 24

  (+21/-3)
  Kal'Hyah
  General Noun
  Klingon bachelor party. A mental and physical journey filled with song and fellowship celebrated by a Klingon groom and his closest male friends. It consisted of six trials: deprivation, blood, pain, sacrifice, anguish, and death all of which were to be celebrated while fasting. "Word relished following the path of Kal'Hyah with his friends."
• 60

  (+34/-26)
  fish, be fishing
  Verb
  Verb to describe process of catching fish (if such a concept in Klingon is distinguished from wam). "The villagers fish to sustain themselves." "The warrior likes to fish."
• 64

  (+34/-30)
  comparisons for adverbials
  Grammar
  How do a compare two attributes that are described using adverbs? Things like "more often", "less likely", "quicker", "more slowly"? "Sometimes I eat fish but more often I eat beef?", "He can run quickly but she can run quicker", "It's likely your plane will fly, but it's less likely mine will"
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  Hypothesis
  General Noun
  A testable explanation for an observed phenomenon. A clarification on what meaning of “theory” {nger} indicates would be good too. If {nger} actually means something closer to the casual use of “theory” to mean something more like “a guess”, then perhaps {nger} would be suitable for “hypothesis”, and it would be good to have a word for the scientific meaning of “theory”. However, if {nger} means “theory” in the scientific sense, then a word for “hypothesis” would be useful.
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  Fabric, cloth, textile
  General Noun
  A material made by weaving fibers. “Humans cover their soft mattresses with cloth sheets.””I cannot identify the fabric this shirt is made of.”
• 57

  (+23/-34)
  be unavenged
  Verb
  This seems like an important state for a Klingon, one that he wants to get out of. (By getting revenge, of course!)
• 31

  (+28/-3)
  uh, umm
  Exclamation
  the sound Klingons make when speaking and pause to think
• 51

  (+24/-27)
  clap
  Verb

  smacking ones hands together in order to show appreciation, or whatever Klingons would do in the same situation. Can also include smacking any two things together in a way that produces a sound. 

• 26

  (+26/-0)
  boo! hiss!
  Exclamation
  However Klingons vocalize their displeasure when in a group
• 53

  (+48/-5)
  be neither warm nor cool (temperature)
  Verb
  tepid? That may not be the best word since it is often used to mean slightly warm.
• 57

  (+28/-29)
  be cool (temperature)
  Verb
  We have cold, hot, and warm - is there also a "cool"?
• 21

  (+20/-1)
  go through, pass through (matter)
  Verb
  As in "Ghosts can pass through walls." or "These particles can pass through steel." May or may not be the same word as {vegh}, which refers to going through an opening (such as a doorway).
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  be allergic (to)
  Verb
  As in "I am allergic to pollen." or "The foods to which I am allergic are more numerous than the foods to which I am not allergic."
• 19

  (+19/-0)
  be refined, be fancy, be sophisticated (pertaining to culture)
  Verb
  Having characteristics associated with the upper class, possibly due to being particularly elaborate or due to arbitrarily culturally valued attributes. “We are dinner at a fancy restaurant two nights ago.” “Only a sufficiently sophisticated individual will appreciate the performance.”
• 56

  (+30/-26)
  Face (orient towards)
  Verb
  “We must now turn to face the front of the room” “Each of these three sculptures faces a different compass direction.”
• 24

  (+21/-3)
  Throgni
  General Noun
  plant from Kronos with a stimulating fragrance (TNG: Angel One)
• 21

  (+18/-3)
  Tawi'yan
  Language User
  role analogous to best man at Klingon wedding
• 22

  (+21/-1)
  O'Mat Gri T'M pffiots
  General Noun
  ensemble dish including meat and beverage (TNG: Heart of Glory)
• 24

  (+24/-0)
  Hormone
  General Noun
  compound produced by organism to regulate bodily processes
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Exploit
  Verb
  use to the detriment of the person or thing used
• 19

  (+19/-0)
  Sewer
  General Noun
  system of underground conduits for disposal of liquid waste
• 23

  (+19/-4)
  Bucket
  General Noun
  open metal/plastic/wooden container for holding liquids
• 22

  (+18/-4)
  Quote
  Verb
  cite the speech or writing of someone else
• 9

  (+7/-2)
  Ribbon
  General Noun
  long thin flat band of material
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  Gesture
  Verb
  send a social signal with a part of the body
• 27

  (+23/-4)
  hug, embrace
  Verb
  to hold (someone/thing) closely in one's arms. "He hugged his daughter before bed", "The couple embraced beneath the tree", "She does not like to be hugged"
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  loyalty
  General Noun
  the quality of being loyal, faithful adherence, or an instance of faithfulness. "I admire Maltz's loyalty." "Where do his true loyalties lie?"
• 27

  (+27/-0)
  posterity, descendants
  Language User
  A word to express who {no'} "ancestors" are {no'} to.
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  go through, pass through
  Verb

  To travel through an undifferentiated mass or a collection of homogeneous individual objects (a forest, a crowd, water, soil, space...). "I passed through the crowd." "We travelled through the forest." "The norgh passed through the water below me." "The bullet went straight through him."

• 25

  (+25/-0)
  wormhole
  General Noun
  A structure in spacetime that connects two disparate points by passing through a higher dimension; an Einstein-Rosen bridge. "We must pass through the wormhole to recover the Sword of Kahless." "Kor calls the Bajoran wormhole the 'Eye of Destiny'."
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  dust
  General Noun
  Fine powder. "A comet's tail consists of gas and dust."
• 31

  (+3/-28)
  still, anymore (or negation of "no longer", "not anymore")
  Adverb
  Up to this time. "Do you still have that old car?" "I can't remember anymore." "It's no longer important." To emphasize whether something that was happening has ended, as {wej} emphasizes that it has not already happened.
• 28

  (+27/-1)
  constellation
  General Noun
  "The Tracker (ghochwI') is a Klingon constellation." "You cannot see that constellation from this part of the planet." We already know that Klingons name at least some of their constellations, and it would be great to know if there's a term for such a named group.
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  vowel
  Grammar
  The type of phoneme/letter that appears second in every (normal) Klingon word. Might be a noun (vowel), a verb (be vowel-sounding) or something else that allows us to express "'at is a vowel." or "Because the first letter of this word is a vowel, it irks me."
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  consonant
  Grammar
  The kind of phoneme/letter that appears first in every (normal) Klingon word. Might be a noun (consonant) or a verb (be consonant-sounding) or something else that allows us to say, for example, "tlhay is a consonant."
• 34

  (+26/-8)
  ash, ashes
  General Noun
  Powdery alkaline remnants of a fire. "His house burned to the ground; only ashes are left." "Ashes mixed with water can be used to preserve some foods."
• 22

  (+18/-4)
  environmental suit
  General Noun
  protective suit of clothing like a space suit/bio-suit/nbc suit
• 23

  (+21/-2)
  pioneer/break through/innovate
  Verb
  To make a epoch, go into a new world
• 61

  (+23/-38)
  many times, time and time again
  Adverb
  repeatedly but speaker don't know the number of times. New word, or I would like to know if I can say *law'logh* or can not, want Okrand's decision.
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  be random
  Verb
  "I can't remember random words", "Dice are used to generate random numbers", "I saw all kinds of random people.today"
• 13

  (+2/-11)
  Greeting
  General Noun
  Not a Klingon greeting, obviously, since such a thing doesn’t exist, but how a Klingon would describe this behavior in other cultures. “Don’t invite the humans. They will waste twenty minutes exchanging meaningless greetings.”
• 56

  (+47/-9)
  Saarbrücken (Germany)
  General Noun
  The city of Saarbrücken, site of qepHom
• 13

  (+6/-7)
  Las Vegas (Nevada)
  General Noun
  The city of Las Vegas, Nevada, were qep'a' has been held.
• 52

  (+43/-9)
  Nevada
  General Noun
  The state of Nevada, site of at least one qep'a'
• 62

  (+21/-41)
  Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
  General Noun

  The city of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, were several qep'a' were held.

• 52

  (+44/-8)
  Pennsylvania
  General Noun
  The state of Pennsylvania, were several qep'a' were held.
• 56

  (+46/-10)
  Indiana
  General Noun
  The state of indiana, location of qep'a' 25 + 26
• 68

  (+52/-16)
  Indianapolis (Indiana)
  General Noun
  The city of indianapolis, location of qep'a' 25 + 26
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  Syllable
  General Noun
  A unit of speech with a single vowel; words may be composed of one or more of these. “This word has too many syllables.”
• 27

  (+25/-2)
  Rhyme
  Verb
  To repeat similar sounds, such as in poetry or song lyrics. “These words do not rhyme.”
• 22

  (+19/-3)
  ecosystem/environment
  General Noun
  community of organisms interacting with their surroundings
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  pump
  Verb
  move quantities of fluid via mechanical action
• 66

  (+26/-40)
  powder
  General Noun
  fine dry granular material
• 66

  (+60/-6)
  bureaucracy
  General Noun
  administrative hierarchy, often inefficient
• 19

  (+18/-1)
  mentor
  Language User
  trusted guide or advisor, usually within a particular field or organization
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  legacy
  General Noun
  something inherited from a predecessor, or more broadly, the 'wake' in time left by a historical figure
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  hook
  General Noun
  curved implement for grasping or piercing
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  leather
  Body Part
  tanned animal hide/skin
• 22

  (+20/-2)
  tent
  General Noun
  foldable, usually temporary shelter
• 17

  (+15/-2)
  et cetera
  Conjunction
  conjunction incorporating listed items plus similar items: X Y C = x and y etc :: raS quS C = ~furniture (tables, chairs, and similar things). Can be reversed to link sentences/clauses like other conjunction pairs ('ej/je etc.)
• 66

  (+44/-22)
  bloom
  Verb
  To bloom, flowers open, come out. (And I want words \"to bud\", \"to sprout\")
• 32

  (+3/-29)
  punch
  General Noun
  attack with a fist, whichever noun or verb. And other term for hand-to-hand combat (tuckle, palmblow, chop [open hand], elbow-strike. etc)
• 45

  (+10/-35)
  pipe/tube/straw
  General Noun
  hollow pipe, not a name of plant.
• 52

  (+11/-41)
  mask
  General Noun
  in the sense of masquerade, what a hero wears on his face, what Klingons wear in "Into Darkness", Japanese <kamen> or <omen>
• 44

  (+6/-38)
  point, dot
  General Noun
  small mark, and to describe "week point" "important point"
• 11

  (+2/-9)
  repeat/continuous/serial
  Verb
  to do something repeatedly, again and again.(verb or adverbial)
• 47

  (+9/-38)
  shave
  Verb
  remove body hair, "shave myself every morning"
• 26

  (+26/-0)
  curve, arch
  General Noun
  a bow-shaped thing (noun, or verb "be curved")
• 16

  (+3/-13)
  double/twice
  Verb
  length, quantity, time, etc. Perhaps different words may be used for time and length
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  order/turn
  General Noun
  e.g. It's my turn! in order, the order was disturbed.
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  Rhythm
  General Noun
  The arrangement of musical sounds in time.
• 69

  (+68/-1)
  pi
  Number
  The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. “3.14159.......”
• 73

  (+61/-12)
  Phase
  General Noun
  The fraction of a wave cycle that has elapsed compared to the origin. “The phase off-sets of the two waveforms causes destructive interference.’
• 62

  (+48/-14)
  Amplitude
  General Noun
  The magnitude of a wave.
• 66

  (+52/-14)
  be consonant
  Verb
  A collection of simultaneous musical pitches which have fundamentals that are close to simple mathematical ratios. “The pianist started with a consonant harmony.”
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Harmony
  General Noun

  Concurrent musical pitches that are perceived as having some degree of unified organisation. “The harmony supporting the melody was dense.”

• 22

  (+21/-1)
  Melody
  General Noun
  A musical line that forms a single idea. “The melody of the aria was prominant.”
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  Octave/Nonave
  General Noun
  A 2:1 frequency ratio, the distance from two musical pitches that share the same name.
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Pressure
  General Noun
  Force exterted against an opposing force, “Sound is a pressure wave.”
• 22

  (+21/-1)
  Dimension
  General Noun
  A direction within a coordinate system, “This object exists in three dimensions”
• 10

  (+2/-8)
  class
  General Noun
  I would like terms to express class as in "social class" but also as something that has a class, a category. Also, a term for classes in programming languages
• 28

  (+28/-0)
  Between (referring to measurements)
  Conjunction
  “This specimen must be stored at a temperature between 27 and 81 SImyon.” “This carseat is suitable for infants weighing between one and six cheb.”
• 10

  (+2/-8)
  Underwater
  General Noun
  Below the upper boundary of a gas and a liquid. Examples: "A submarine is a ship designed to explore underwater", "Underwater creatures usually have gills to separate the oxygen from the water".
• 59

  (+25/-34)
  be physical
  Verb
  That which is matter {rugh, Hap} or energy {HoS}. "Energy is as real as matter.", "My turtle is not imaginary but real."
• 50

  (+21/-29)
  fantasy
  General Noun
  the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable, "This is starting to go into the realm of fantasy", "There's nothing wrong with a good fantasy"
• 30

  (+24/-6)
  be fantasy
  Verb

  a work of fiction, often involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world: "The lord of the rings is a fantasy story", "Is the paq'batlh fantasy or real?"

• 24

  (+22/-2)
  fiction
  General Noun
  as in "Science-fiction"
• 51

  (+22/-29)
  be fictional
  Verb
  To be made up, not real "I enjoy a good fictional story", "That book is fictional"
• 50

  (+14/-36)
  be obvious
  Verb
  e.g. " The soldier hides behind an obvious piece of cover"
• 48

  (+6/-42)
  Fear
  General Noun
  There is ghIj, "to scare", but not a word to desctibe the emotion. Ex. "Fear is the minf killer"
• 10

  (+1/-9)
  Reflexive possession (her/his/its/their own)
  Grammar

  How to distinguish, in a sentence like “puqDaj HaqnIS HaqwI'” whether the surgeon needs to operate on her own child or somebody else’s.

• 19

  (+19/-0)
  glue
  General Noun
  The stuff used to stick two, or more things together "Pass me the super glue." "I need to get a new bottle of glue", "this glue doesn't work"
• 26

  (+24/-2)
  Between (referring to time periods)
  Conjunction
  “Since the time of Kahless until now, nobody has seen a Hurq.” “We can meet any time between 8:00 and 12:00.” “Star Trek aired on television from 1966 to 1969.”
• 56

  (+25/-31)
  Spouse (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  “bang” and “parmaqqay” are already gender-neutral, but neither seems to indicate a marriage bond.
• 61

  (+44/-17)
  Sibling (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  “Do you have any siblings?” “Is this your sibling?” (Perhaps asked to a species or culture or even just about an individual whose gender identity does not conform to what is expressive by be'/loD)
• 58

  (+29/-29)
  Parent (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  We can say puq to refer to a child regardless of gender, but no analog exists for parent.
• 68

  (+20/-48)
  England
  General Noun

  As a separate place name from the UK. Useful to express "England Hol” rather than “DIvI' Hol”.

• 21

  (+20/-1)
  sitting room/lounge/parlour
  General Noun
  A room in a house for entertaining guests, such as the room that Picard spoke to Kahlest in during Sins of the Father or where Lursa and Betor served tea to Worf in during the episode Redemption Part 2
• 59

  (+29/-30)
  magic trick/technique/artform
  General Noun
  A noun for an individual performance act a {mIn yuqwI'} does that are often referred to by the slang term "trick". The non-fantasy version of what {'IDnar} is: "I have a new magic technique to show you!", "I learned a new trick last week", "How many tricks do you know?", "Did you see Dave's new magic technique? I still haven't figured out his last trick! This would be like the word {tonSaw'} but instead of for martial arts, it would be for magic performances. It has nothing to do with deceiving, but instead names an artform.
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  vote, cast a ballot
  Verb
  to give one vote in a democratic process such as an election. "During the period of reforms, the people voted for Chancellor." "I vote we go with Martok's attack plan."
• 27

  (+26/-1)
  fraction (number-forming element)
  Number

  marker for denominator in a fraction; generalization of {vatlhvI'} "percent" to numbers other than 100. Examples: "one third", "three quarters", "nine tenths", "1/81". 
  
  Merged from another suggestion by admin: Can this be used to express ratios as well?

• 25

  (+20/-5)
  be not something, non-
  Verb
  similar to {Deq} as an adjective, but expresses something isn't the noun. "I spoke to the non-Klingon." "The non-warriors were taken off the ship." "She studied non-quantum (i.e., classical) physics."
• 63

  (+20/-43)
  oscillate
  Verb
  to swing back and forth with a regular rhythm. "The clock works because the pendulum oscillates." "The oscillation of the dilithium crystals restarted the warp engine."
• 19

  (+16/-3)
  continuum
  General Noun
  a system where every part can be transitioned into without abrupt changes and with uniform laws throughout. "Janeway visited the Q Continuum." "The Enterprise went through a tear in the spacetime continuum."
• 64

  (+21/-43)
  spacetime
  General Noun
  the underlying continuum of the universe. "The warp field creates a bubble in spacetime." "The extreme gravity caused a rupture in the spacetime continuum."
• 31

  (+27/-4)
  recipe, formula
  General Noun
  a set of instructions including a list of ingredients for making something. "Professor Scott explained the formula for transparent aluminium to Dr. Nichols." "Gowron has the best recipe for rokeg blood pie."
• 60

  (+19/-41)
  equation, formula
  General Noun
  a mathematical expression equating two things. "Torg easily solved the equations of relativity theory." "The warp factor equation gives the ship's speed."
• 57

  (+47/-10)
  power (physics)
  General Noun
  amount of energy ({HoS}) transferred or convert per unit time. "This light bulb consumes 60 watts of power." "What is the minimum power needed to maintain life support?"
• 25

  (+19/-6)
  bit, byte (maybe trit)
  General Noun
  basic units of digital information. bit = {0,1}, trit = {0,1,2}. "The computer's storage can hold one billion bytes." "The experiment produced one trillion bytes of data per second."
• 62

  (+53/-9)
  directive, injunction
  General Noun
  a specific law, command, or authoritative ruling. "We must obey the Prime Directive." "Based on the law, the judge has issued the following directive."
• 61

  (+28/-33)
  mass (physics)
  General Noun
  an object's resistance to motion, or the amount of matter ({Hap}), distinct from weight (which is gravity-dependent). "This black hole has a million times the mass of the Terran Sun." ( Also: Does {cheb} measures mass or weight?)
• 25

  (+21/-4)
  force (physics concept)
  General Noun
  distinct from energy ({HoS}). Possibly {Sur} (as {Surchem} is "force field"). "An object at rest stays at rest unless one applies a force." "Force is mass times acceleration."
• 54

  (+25/-29)
  by the way, parenthetically
  Adverb
  used to segue the subject or change the topic, or introduce a related topic. "By the way, I saw Maltz today." "We attached the Federation. By the way, we also attacked the Romulans."
• 24

  (+19/-5)
  superimpose, superpose
  Verb
  put one thing over another so that they coincide. "The detective superimposed the fingerprints and saw that they matched." "The physicist created a superposition of two quantum states."
• 61

  (+49/-12)
  slit
  General Noun
  a narrow hole, a long cut made into something. "He put the letter into the slit." "The photon passed through the slit." "The surgeon cut a small slit in the patient's shoulder."
• 26

  (+22/-4)
  coincidence
  General Noun
  a lucky concurrence of circumstances or events without any causal connection. "The Chancellor went to the same bar as the assassin. Because of this coincidence, he was killed." "By coincidence, we were in the same place." (Possibly better as adverb.)
• 21

  (+20/-1)
  diffract
  Verb
  to spread out a beam or waves by contact with a narrow aperture or substance. "The white light was diffracted by the prism into a rainbow." "The waves diffracted around the jetty."
• 67

  (+53/-14)
  reflect
  Verb
  have something be bounced off a surface without absorption. "The mirror reflected the beam of light." "The bullet reflected off the armour."
• 55

  (+27/-28)
  turn
  General Noun
  An opportunity or obligation to do something which is passed between a number of people. "On the player's turn, he takes one card." "It's your turn to wash the dishes."
• 21

  (+20/-1)
  Kos'Karii
  Animal
  In Klingon mythology, the Kos'Karii were pale, serpent-like creatures which inhabited the blood-red waters crossed by the Barge of the Dead on its way to Gre'thor. "It's the Kos'Karii, they'll try to lure you to them. Don't listen." (VOY 6x03 "Barge of the Dead")
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  Joint
  Body Part
  articulation point of two bones; "Elbows and knees are joints."
• 60

  (+24/-36)
  Be divorced/widowed
  Verb
  to be one whose one's marriage contract is officially terminated, perfectly so by death of the other partner. "The divorced man ran quickly to the bar.", "The widowed captain drinks bloodwine."
• 52

  (+18/-34)
  be conceited, be vain
  Verb
  Having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself. "The conceited leader demanded that a parade be held in his own honor."
• 88

  (+46/-42)
  be homosexual, be gay
  Verb
  To be emotionally, romantically and/or sexually attracted to people of the same sex. "My friend is gay", "The city's gay and lesbian population is thriving"
• 21

  (+19/-2)
  jaw
  Body Part
  An opposable articulated structure of the mouth. As in "One chews by using one's jaw."
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  Subject
  Grammar
  The noun performing the action of a sentence. "Gowron" in the "Gowron rules the Klingon Empire"
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  Direct object
  Grammar
  A word or phrase denoting the recipient of an action. As in "you" in the sentence "I see you".
• 26

  (+19/-7)
  Plant
  General Noun
  we have a lot of words for parts of plants, but no word for a plant as a whole
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  be umami/savory/earthy
  Verb
  of food and flavors
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  be spicy/piquant/hot
  Verb
  of food - Also does Klingon differentiate water-soluble nasal spiciness of mustard and radish vs. fat-soluble mouth spiciness of peppers?
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  inferior/subordinate
  Language User
  counterpart of moch
• 52

  (+25/-27)
  cast/throw/make (a shadow)
  Verb
  how do klingons describe "casting a shadow"?
• 71

  (+50/-21)
  twin
  Language User
  and are there ways to distinguish identical from non-identical?
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  process/parade/march
  Verb

  "The soldiers marched across the yard", "The animals paraded down main street".

• 19

  (+18/-1)
  procession/parade/march
  General Noun

  "The parade passed the school", "The general watched the march". 

• 54

  (+15/-39)
  worker/proletarian
  General Noun
  I'm toying with the idea of translating the communist manifesto, and to do that one would require a working klingon term for worker that could be adapted for use when referring to the proletariat as a whole aswell.
• 23

  (+21/-2)
  indirect object
  General Noun
  the person or thing that an action if performed for or directed to
• 52

  (+14/-38)
  make sense
  Verb
  have a clear meaning, be easy to understand
• 30

  (+30/-0)
  be negative
  Verb
  a number less than zero
• 23

  (+18/-5)
  billion
  Number
  1,000 times one million
• 61

  (+56/-5)
  trillion
  Number
  1,000 times one billion
• 27

  (+23/-4)
  experience
  General Noun

  knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity gained by performing that job or activity, as opposed to having just been taught it: "He has plenty of programming experience"

• 56

  (+29/-27)
  be lonely
  Verb
  the emotion, not the actual state of being alone eg The lonely man wandered the city streets at night