chapter one; first chapter
ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
one day; (on) a certain day
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
dig site; excavation site
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
semi-transparent; translucent
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
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.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few