j Japan 118 juveler Japan, Japan; -er: en —, a Japanese; -sk, Japanese. Java, Java; -kaffe, Java coffee, jern s iron; ha mange — i ilden, have many irons in the fire; -band, iron hoop, coll hooping. jernbane s railway, om railroad; sende med —, send by rail; fritt på —, free on rail(s); -frakt, carriage, freight; -fraktbrev, consignment note, am freight note; -reise, railway journey; -ulykke, railway accident, (større) disaster; -vogn, railway carriage (coach); gods- truck = open goods waggon, am freight car; (lukket) gods-, van (goods van, luggage van). jern|betong s ferro-concrete; -fat (trommeformet), drum; -malm, iron ore; -varehandler, ironmonger;-varer, iron goods, ironware; -verk, ironworks. jevn, jamn a: en — prisstigning, a steady rise in prices; en — produksjon, a regular output; av — størrelse, even in size, of uniform size; (slett) level, (glatt) smooth, (regelmessig) even, regular; (ensartet) uniform. Se jevnt av. jevne v: — veien for, smooth the road for; — ut (glatte ut), smooth out. jevnjføre v (jfr.) compare; — med, compare with; -føring, comparison; -god: — med, as good as, equal to; -store, of equal (the same) size. jevnt av: prisene stiger —, prices rise (are rising) steadily; — god kvalitet, average (fair) quality; — fordelt, evenly distributed; prisene ligger — høyere enn i fjor, prices are generally higher than they were last year. jo av: jeg har — sagt at, but have I not said that? De må — vite, you must indeed know; vi visste — godt at, we certainly knew that; det er — det han har gjort, but that is what he has done; — før — heller (— før desto bedre), the sooner (earlier) the better. jord s: bryte ny —, break new ground: ingen makt på -en, no power on earth; holde oss på -en, keep our feet on the ground. jordbruk s farming, agriculture; -s|produkter, farm products; -s|redskap, farm implement. jord|bær s strawberry; -nøtt, ground-nut, peanut. journal s day-book, journal, (skips-) log-book, log. jul s: i -en, at Christmas; vi må ha varene til —, we must have the goods for Christmas; -aften, Christmas Eve. jule|dag s Christmas Day; annen —, Boxing Day, Christmas Bank Holiday; -gave, Christmas gift; -handel, C. trade; -helg, the C. holidays; -hilsen, C. Greetings, f.e. I wish you (my best wishes for) a Happy (Bright) Christmas; -salg, C. sales; -travelhet, the C. rush; -tre, C. tree; -trepynt, C. tree decorations; -utstilling (i butikk), C. display. ju[li, July; -ni, June, se mai. jute s jute; -sekk, jute(gunny) sack. juvel s jewel; -ér, jeweller.