your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
corridor; hallway; passageway
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
fall; drop; descent; coming down
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
land near a castle; castle town
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
under control (e.g. of territory)
underground train; subway
princess; Her Royal Highness
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
your highness; your grace; your eminence
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
student in a lower grade; underclassman
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
lower region; lower part; region below
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
directly under; falling perpendicularly
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
pupil; disciple; follower
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
supervised; under surveillance
influenced (by); under an influence
second basement level; subbasement
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to go underground; to go into hiding
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
unification of the whole country
unique thing; best on earth
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
semibasement; semi-basement
best article under heaven; peerless
being under military occupation
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
proletariat; lower classes
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
in the prefecture; prefectural
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
sound of something falling
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
falling object; fallen object
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
underground organization; underground organisation
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
floor below; floor downstairs
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
the present time; current
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
being under the rule of; being under the government of
rule over the whole country
lower house; lower legislative chamber
lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage
subordinate position; lower position
going west; leaving for the west
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
land subsidence; decline in influence
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
downward adjustment; downward revision
under the ... administration; within the ... government
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
pressing down (button, keyboard, etc.); depressing; forcing down
something handed down (usu. an order)
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
the whole nation; all the people in the land
basement floor; underground floor
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
member of the lower house
subordinates; petty officials
lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
being pendent; hanging down
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
a question from the emperor
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
central corridor; middle corridor
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
lower world; this world; the earth
the underworld; lower ranks of society
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
person of low rank or position
subdural hematoma; subdural hemorrhage; subdural haemorrhage
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
underground shopping arcade connected to a station
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
pituitary gland; pituitary body; hypophysis
undermentioned; undersigned
after the decimal point; below the decimal; of no account; beneath one's notice
underground lake; subterranean lake
pituitary gland; pituitary body; hypophysis
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
bottom floor; lowest floor
underground publication; underground publishing; samizdat
the figure below; the lower chart (diagram, illustration, etc.)
stirring things up; adding fuel to a fire
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis); fan-tailed warbler
condition of the common people
remaining text omitted (in quotation)
flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
high and low; (people of) all ranks and classes
sublingual; under the tongue
leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; (lit.) don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
Chancellery (Tang-dynasty China)
eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land
clandestine bank; underground bank
preconscious (psychoanalysis)
underneath a Japanese plum tree
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
very stupid (person); great fool; oneself
burying; underground installation (cables, etc.)
subordinate offices or institutions
underground economy; black economy
ptosis; blepharoptosis; droopy eyelid
inferior; low-class person
underground wire or cable
underground train station
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
lower house (of Parliament, etc.)
peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
the feelings of the people
Speaker of the House (US, etc.)
loss of appetite; reduction in appetite; anorexia
bridge designed to be underwater during a flood
amorous man; henpecked husband
looking down on; getting a bird's-eye view
burial mound with square flat base and round top
underground activities; secret maneuvering
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
mumps; parotitis; parotitic
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
catharsis; purgation; evacuation; pouring out (water, etc.)
extremely overbearing wife
understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth
submandibular gland; submaxillary gland
15th day of the 10th lunar month
very short-lived regime; very brief reign; (lit.) (Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days
movements for sending young people to the countryside in China (1937, 1957, 1968)
Samuel II (book of the Bible)
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
area below the pectoral muscle
downturn; decrement phase
those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
laxative; cathartic; evacuant; purgative
lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)
polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
least significant bit; LSB
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
bad physician; bad doctor
paratrooper; parachutist; parachute trooper
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
one's last resort; trump card
party appointee in a safe constituency; (lit.) parachute candidate
hypoglycemic drug; hypoglycaemic drug
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
at one's feet; underfoot; a respectful term written after the addressee's name in a formal letter; you; thou
side dish (to have with a drink)
lower respiratory tract; lower airway
Lemuriformes; infraorder containing the lemurs (and sometimes the lorises and galagos)
Lorisiformes; infraorder containing lorises and galagos
Chiromyiformes; infraorder containing the aye-aye
Tarsiiformes; infraorder containing the tarsiers
conveyance of the views of those below to those at the top
enquiring beforehand; inquiring beforehand
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
hypoventilation; respiratory depression
lower lobe (of lung); inferior lobe
favorite snack to have with drinks; favourite snack to have with drinks
anterior pituitary; pars distalis; adenohypophysis
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
Rustication Movement; movement in China in 1957 to get people to move to the countryside
member of the lower house
downcutting; downward erosion; vertical erosion
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
lower jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine); lower burner
price fall; fall in prices
Metatheria (mammalian infraclass)
aphagia; aglutition; acataposis
lower house (parliament, congress, diet)
bottom fermentation (brewing)
saddle point method; steepest descent method; gradient descent method
forward voltage drop (e.g. in a semiconductor)
falling intonation; falling tone
Kings II (book of the Bible)
falling headlong; plummeting; sudden crash
confined groundwater; artesian groundwater
Eutheria (mammalian infraclass)
area under the curve; AUC
(see the) following table or tables
Eutheria (mammalian infraclass)
inferior goods (i.e. goods for which demand decreases when consumer's income increases)
upward compatibility; forward compatibility; compatibility with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatibility; backward compatibility; compatibility with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
agranulocytosis (not enough white blood cells)
Chronicles II (book of the Bible)
subcategorization principle; subcategorisation principle
subcategorization feature; subcategorisation feature
subcategorization; subcategorisation
Be careful not to invite the least suspicion; Leave no room for scandal
Be careful not to invite the least suspicion; Leave no room for scandal
London Underground mosquito (Culex pipiens f. molestus)
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern
(house with a) gabled roof
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
being romantically involved with someone of lower class (oft. of a woman)