just right (time, size, length, etc.)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
justice; fairness; impartiality
(having) two choices; choice between two things
charm; incantation; spell; curse
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
damage; injury; defamation; harm
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
donor; contributor; provider
reward; honorarium; remuneration
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine