Shiki Novel Translations 1.0 and notes

The prologue and chapter one are translated and linked here for convenience. Thanks to an anonymous commentator's suggestion, I'm providing translation notes for those less accustomed to Japanese media. They range from explaining honorifics most anime/manga fans are familiar with to the various festivals and traditions. I'm trying to think of a good way to organize them. By chapter? Alphabetical order? Sub headings?

Chapters are broken up into sub-parts as listed in the book:

Links to chapters:
Muroi Seishin's Essay
Prologue
Chapter 1 - 1
Chapter 1 - 2
Chapter 1 - 3
Chapter 1 - 4
Chapter 1 - 5

Notes:

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