Vocabulary list: Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

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ごまかし
Top 23800
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
1
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
7
わりに
Top 6700
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
2
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
2
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
1
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
8
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
2
to shrug one's shoulders
2
たまに
Top 1300
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
2
ひらめく
Top 14100
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
1
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to seem talented
1
馬ば鹿か
Top 1900
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
2
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
2
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
2
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
2
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
2
まさる
Top 26800
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
2
opinion; point of view
3
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
6
partly open; in half bloom
2
それじゃ
Top 1900
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
3
おい
Top 700
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
4
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
2
はい
Top 200
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
5
to speak; to hear a voice
2
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
1
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
2
Her Majesty the Queen
1
名な
Top 600
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
4
殺ころし
Top 4800
murder; killing; murderer
2
arrest; apprehension; capture
8
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
3
哀あわれ
Top 4900
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
2
およぶ
Top 17300
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
2
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
2
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
2
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
1
had better ...; had better not ...
3
さえぎる
Top 13800
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
1
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
2
conviction; belief; confidence
2
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
1
active; dynamic; energetic
1
right foot; right leg
4
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
2
left foot; left leg
1
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
1
square; rectangular
3
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
3
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
1