that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
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
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.
though; even if; whether ... or ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
family; members of a family
dig site; excavation site
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)