The Chinese Lake Murders – Vocabulary list

篝かがり火び

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

1

鉄てつ鍋なべ

iron pot; iron pan

1

炊たく

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

2

完かん全ぜん武ぶ装そう

fully armed; armed to the teeth

1

もう一いっ方ぽう

the other; the other one

1

槲かしわ

oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

1

脚きゃ立たつ

stepladder; steps

1

歩ほ哨しょう

sentry; sentinel

1

拉ら致ち

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

鎖くさり帷子かたびら

chain mail (armor, armour)

3

着き込こむ

to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

1

襟えり巻まき

muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter

1

はではでしい

flashy; gaudy; flamboyant

1

ちっちゃな

tiny; little; wee

2

将しょう校こう

commissioned officer

4

語ご調ちょう

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

1

脱だっ走そう兵へい

deserter

1

バオ

Bao (Jammu & Kashmir)

2

媚こびる

to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

1

顛てん末まつ

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

配はい下か

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

貴き様さま

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

1

検けん査さ

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

4

こいつら

these guys; these fellows

1

囲かこい

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

3

米べい

(United States of) America; USA

1

椀わん

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

4

丸まる太た

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

1

うずくまる

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

胡座あぐらをかく

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

気きむずかしい

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

からになる

to become empty; to be emptied

1

飯めし椀わん

bowl used for serving rice

1

がか

painter; artist

1

手てに取とる

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

了りょう解かい

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

2

目めくばせ

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

4

つらい

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

一ひと目め

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

しかめ面づら

frown; scowl; grimace

1

こっちゃ

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

1

ありゃ

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

かかあ

wife

1

知しらんぷり

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

あいつら

they

9

押おし殺ころす

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

1

つれる

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

てる

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

えむ

to smile

1

根ねほり葉はほり

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

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Vocabulary list: The Chinese Lake Murders