weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
head; chief; boss; leader
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
street at night; making a night journey
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
port city; harbor city; harbour city
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
direction of travel; direction of movement
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to keep an eye on; to take care of
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be erected; to be built
front; frontage; facade; main
three sides; small offering stand