fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
how; in what way; by what means
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
school festival; campus festival
committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; commit (data management, version control)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
January; first month of the lunar calendar
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
covered in mud; mud-caked
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
winter vacation; winter holidays
busy; having no (free) time
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)