Vocabulary list: The Chinese Bell Murders

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
9
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
11
はずれ
Top 15500
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
4
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
2
to provide; to arrange; to install
3
せき
Top 1000
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
32
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
3
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
3
しん
Top 1300
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
2
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
7
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
3
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
6
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
12
すん
Top 20400
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
3
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
4
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
1
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
5
しゅ
Top 10100
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
1
すみ
Top 11400
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
3
そう
Top 35000
body (of a biwa)
1
すずり
Top 32400
inkstone
3
each; respectively
8
いろ
Top 700
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
5
ふで
Top 6800
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
6
ひだり
Top 1200
left; left hand side
13
record keeper; recorder; archivist
1
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
1
prescribed form (of writing); format
2
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
1
にん
Top 400
counter for people
50
ずつ
Top 1300
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
4
to part left and right; to open out
1
くさり
Top 4100
chain; chains
16
Top 2700
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
2
Top 6300
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
1
government office; public office
4
Top 11100
awe; fear; dread; fright
1
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
1
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
7
Top 1300
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
4
ついに
Top 1100
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
10
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
5
to push to one side; to put aside
1
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
1
declaration; proclamation; announcement
3
とう
Top 7400
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
10
court session; trial
5
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
4
がっかり
Top 5100
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
3
red-ink brush
7