Vocabulary list: Anna Karenina - Volume 1

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chief; main; principal; major
2
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
1
あんな
Top 600
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
298
Karenina
9
この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
533
novel; (short) story
8
Top 100
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
9999
heroine; female protagonist
2
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
71
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
1
つま
Top 1200
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
135
Top 100
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
3575
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
1
こい
Top 1700
(romantic) love
28
Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
4489
Top 700
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
46
Top 100
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.
6792
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
4
Aleksei
174
Peterburg
47
famous; fame
30
bureaucratic government
1
いえ
Top 200
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
96
formal
1
spiritualist
1
Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
1751
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
13
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
8
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
152
husband and wife; married couple
8
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
109
むすこ
Top 46000
son; penis
17
rich person
3
handsome man
1
noble; aristocrat; peer
23
youth; young man
12
commissioned officer
13
high society
36
regiment
17
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
1
lover; sweetheart; mistress
2
Stepan
205
あに
Top 1400
older brother; elder brother
129
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
3
pleasure-seeking
1
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
15
だが
Top 200
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
190
Top 2700
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
6
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
7459
goodness; excellence; virtue
27