to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
essence; true nature; substance; reality
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
on countless occasions; many a time
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in that way; thus; so; so?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first