Vocabulary list: The Chinese Nail Murders

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
3
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
5
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
2
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
2
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
1
billow; surge; large wave
1
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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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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
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Top 100
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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わた
Top 2300
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
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みち
Top 400
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
15
ほそ
Top 1600
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
6
けん
Top 3100
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
4
やいば
Top 4300
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
1
ごとく
Top 3800
like; as if; the same as
1
せま
Top 1300
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
8
じき
Top 7300
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
1
はし
Top 2300
bridge
1
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
1
to stop walking; to pause
9
おのれ
Top 3100
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
7
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
23
じっくり
Top 2900
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
2
みみ
Top 700
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
9
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
4
なら
Top 100
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
47
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
1
こと
Top 100
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
468
よも
Top 37500
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
1
あら
Top 22900
coarse; rough
1
ひたすら
Top 2300
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
3
justice; fairness; impartiality
2
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
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Top 17200
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
1
まつ
Top 5400
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
2
なき
Top 3800
-less; lacking; non-existing
5
acquaintance; friend
1
ほし
Top 1500
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
1
よし
Top 1100
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
2
つね
Top 1200
always; constantly
5
solitude; loneliness; isolation
5
わび
Top 33400
apology; excuse
2
しかる
Top 20300
that kind of; such a
1
とも
Top 20200
together with; same; both; all; including ...
2
last night; yesterday evening
14
I; me
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just one person; only one
2
にわ
Top 1900
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
12