jpdb beta

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

to hide; to conceal

8

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

continuation

1

matter of time; question of time

1

sweet and sour; bittersweet

2

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

4

military commander

1

castle siege

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

strategy; tactics

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

end; close; termination

5

(a) few; some; several

3

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

excluding the case when; when not

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

you could say that

2

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

4

limited time; limited-time offer

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

2

awesome; incredible

1

link; directory entry; rink

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

1

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

2

a certain ...

3

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

3

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

3

son

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

4

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

11

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

4

probable; likely

1

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

3

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

sooner or later

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

3

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

1

fundamental; basic

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2