to extend (building); to build on
discovery; detection; finding
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
near; close; beside; third person
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dig site; excavation site
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
general; popular; common; typical
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
age determination; dating
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
to defy conventional wisdom
breakthrough; great discovery
estimate (of costs); budget
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly