Vocabulary list: Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

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chapter one; first chapter
1
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
22
がく
Top 5900
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
1
Sherlock Holmes
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Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
2103
mantlepiece
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Top 100
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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すみ
Top 2300
corner; nook; recess
12
から
Top 100
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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びん
Top 4700
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
4
Top 100
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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Top 300
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
25
しゃれ
Top 32000
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
1
Morocco
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かわ
Top 8600
leather
1
ケース
Top 3000
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
2
hypodermic injection
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Top 6300
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
1
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
16
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
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white
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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
1
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
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Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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ほそ
Top 1600
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
4
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
1
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
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Top 100
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
914
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
2
シャツ
Top 3600
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
1
そで
Top 3400
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
1
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
1
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
4
かれ
Top 200
he; him; boyfriend
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large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
1
かず
Top 1000
number; amount
2
hypodermic needle
1
あと
Top 2700
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
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Top 1700
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
16
すじ
Top 2800
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
9
forearm
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wrist
2
じっと
Top 1500
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
9
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
5
やがて
Top 1400
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
25
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
15
はり
Top 3500
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
2
さき
Top 400
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
6
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
1
Top 2100
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
1