bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
terrain; geographical features; topography
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
walking over stepping stones; following the stepping stones
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
business (engagement); commercial use; business use
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
right in the middle (of); midst; height
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region