to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
(dying of) natural causes
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
punishment by demotion; disciplinary demotion
period of youth; while young
drunkenness; intoxication
to cut; to slit; to cut open
making an attempt; trial run
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
everything one does; whatever one does
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
mental derangement; madness; insanity
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
results of a scientific investigation; findings
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
administration (of medicine); giving medication
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
nine nearest generations of relatives; four generations back, oneself, and four generations to come
clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
huge rock; firmness; solidity
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
troubled times; turbulent times
on the way home from work
silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know