below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
right under; directly below
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
subordinate work; assistant; servant
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
preliminary investigation; preparation
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
the lower classes; the common people
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to look down on; to condescend
petty underling; small fry
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
under the staircase; understairs
bribe; money under the table
small attached annex; lean-to
rough sketch; design; cartoon
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
underling; subordinate official
burning low; waning; declining
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
abdomen; stomach; under parts
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
panties thief; knickers bandit
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
downward glance; contemptuous look
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
lower portion; base surface; soffit
long socks; long sox; stockings; hose
underhand throw; underarm throw
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
parboiling; preparatory boiling
preliminary inspection; preliminary examination
preliminary consultation; arrangements
artwork; block copy; paste-up
petty underling; small fry
subcontractor; subcontracting company
(arch.) bottom of the sleeve; height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); secret; secret bribe
sirloin (beef); saddle (mutton, lamb)
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
subordinate part; menial service; subordinate; utility man
part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)
working-class accent or dialect
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
attacking midfielder (soccer)
soft on women; weak for women; easily charmed (by women)
downturn; downward swing; downside
makeup base; liquid foundation
preliminary boiling (of hard-to-cook ingredients); cooking in advance
the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
preliminary dyeing; bottoming
young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor
to decline (stock market)
poor manufacture; poor quality; inferior goods
prewashing; preliminary washing
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; upside-down
dew under (dripping from) trees
headroom; maximum height; (vertical) clearance; (lit.) (distance) under beam (girder)
more generously for the lower-paid
sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil
understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth
pilot hole; rough hole; prepared hole
basting; temporary sewing
usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.
the warm feelings of people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard
confused mess; utter confusion
framework (for a mud-plastered wall)
cheap, low-quality article
(stock market) steadiness
subordinate (member of a group)
confused mess; utter confusion
underboob; bottom of a woman's breasts (visible when wearing a short top)
very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division
enquiring beforehand; inquiring beforehand
a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
30 highest ranked makushita wrestlers
basic metal (in an art object); old metal
water flowing underneath; (fig.) one's true feelings; kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85)
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loaches under the willow tree
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
lower millstone; nether millstone
lower support level (esp. share prices); lower support line
referee officiating the third highest division
underglaze color; underglaze colour
hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; (lit.) a dance under a veranda; off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple
marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae) (esp. caught in Beppu bay)
Bergenia stracheyi (species of bergenia)
Saxifraga japonica (species of saxifrage)
subordinate of a hired thief-taker (Edo period)
garment worn under the hanpi undergarment or hō robe in court ceremonial dress
Morishita Station (Tokyo)