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call number (e.g. of a book in a library)
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
to keep a record; to keep a tally
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
double-checking (trans: double-check); countercheck
waiting for someone to arrive
marks in a water channel; channel buoys
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
last business day of the year
video letter (message sent by video)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
life-prolonging treatment
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
midsummer; height of summer
understanding; comprehension
one chance; only opportunity
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
painting (houses, fences, etc.)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
between the pages of a book; between two books
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass