After some trial and error based on the messages of people who succeeded in making the game work, here are the steps.
1. Download the base game ZIP file from link here (
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2. Create a separate folder (not required but makes the files neater) and unzip the 4 rar files from above into this new folder first
3. Download DAEMON Tools Lite from the website (
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) and install it
4. Go to the folder in Step 2 and open "TSUMAUBI.mdf" which should be able to open with DAEMON Tool program. There are a list of folders here but we are only interested in the Setup and Direct folder.
5. Open the Setup folder and copy all of the contents into the folder from Step 2
6. After that, open the Direct folder and run the dxwebsetup. It'll check if u have the latest version of DirectX
7. In one of the rar files from Step 2, there should be a "tsumachichi_patch150227" folder. I took the contents out and replaced them in the main folder from Step 2
8. Once u have done all the steps, go back to the main base game ZIP file. There should be a CRACK folder. Copy and replace these 2 files into the folder in Step 2
9. Run the tsuma_chichi application using a Japanese Locale emulator. Game should be up and running
P.S. Haven't tested whether the game breaks at any point yet. Did a test run for the first few minutes and everything seems fine for now. Apologies if the guide above is confusing in any way