Vocabulary list: Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

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temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
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殿どの
Top 3900
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
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lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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crime; criminal act; offence; offense
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よほど
Top 2600
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
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irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
2
うらみ
Top 43100
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
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抱いだく
Top 1100
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
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to bind up; to tie up
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to gag someone
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だけに
Top 700
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
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(death by) hanging
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もはや
Top 1200
already; now; no longer; not any more
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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
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brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
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instinct
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to take away; to carry away
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解とける
Top 2800
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
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いきさつ
Top 9200
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
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Andaman (islands)
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becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
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地ち
Top 1200
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
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height (of a person); stature
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(length of one's) step; stride; pace
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to grow a beard
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viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
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to make a lasting impression
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もうすぐ
Top 1600
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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さわやか
Top 15100
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
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あそこ
Top 1000
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
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flamingo
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pink (colour, color); peach
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Sun
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ふち
Top 21200
rim; brim; edge; brink
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被おおう
Top 28800
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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堤つつみ
Top 21100
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
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to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
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people; men and women; each person; everybody
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陽ひ
Top 5100
sun; sunshine; sunlight
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浴あびる
Top 2500
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
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to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
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ケチ
Top 13700
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
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diligent; absorbed (in something)
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Jean Paul
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