(social) position; status
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
such ... as; or some such
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
threat; intimidation; menace
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to shed light; to cast light
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
ago; since; before; previous
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to