below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
right under; directly below; right beneath
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) abdominal region; hypogastrium
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
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
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
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; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
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
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
petty underling; small fry
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
bribe; money under the table
under the staircase; understairs
small attached annex; lean-to
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
rough sketch; design; cartoon
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
underling; subordinate official
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
dying down (of a fire); waning; waning (of a trend, fad, popularity, epidemic, etc.); declining; heat applied from below (e.g. in an oven or grill)
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
panties thief; knickers bandit
abdomen; stomach; under parts
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
downward glance; contemptuous look
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
one step below (in skill, ability, etc.); a cut below; right underneath
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
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
parboiling; preparatory boiling
lower portion; base surface; soffit
long socks; long sox; stockings; hose
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
underhand throw; underarm throw
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; upside-down
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
preliminary inspection; preliminary examination
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be under someone's influence; to imitate someone's style; to follow someone's customs
preliminary consultation; arrangements
rehearsal; run-through; practice
artwork; block copy; paste-up
subcontractor; subcontracting company
petty underling; small fry
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
(arch.) bottom of the sleeve; height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); secret; secret bribe
one plank's thickness below lies hell; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
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 dialect of the Shitamachi area of Tokyo
subordinate work; menial service; actor with a minor part (in kabuki, etc.); underside (of a car)
sirloin (beef); saddle (mutton, lamb)
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
makeup base; liquid foundation; primer
attacking midfielder (soccer)
soft on women; weak for women; easily charmed (by women)
downturn; downward swing; downside
the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
preliminary boiling (of hard-to-cook ingredients); cooking in advance
Matsushita Electric Industrial (abbr)
preliminary dyeing; bottoming
young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor
prewashing; preliminary washing
sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil
poor manufacture; poor quality; inferior goods
inundation below floor level; flooding under the floorboards
headroom; maximum height; (vertical) clearance; (lit.) (distance) under beam (girder)
to decline (stock market)
dew under (dripping from) trees
framework (for a mud-plastered wall)
more generously for the lower-paid
pilot hole; rough hole; prepared hole
basting; temporary sewing
usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.
Matsushita Electric Industrial
understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth
the warm feelings of people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard
confused mess; utter confusion
marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)
bottom alignment (esp. in a spreadsheet)
Matsushita Electronics Industry Corporation
cheap, low-quality article
(stock market) steadiness
confused mess; utter confusion
sock puppet (hand puppet made from a stocking or sock); sock puppet (online pseudonym account used for deception)
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
shuttle (weaving, sewing); bobbin threading
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)
subordinate (member of a group)
lower millstone; nether millstone
under an elevated structure (esp. elevated railway or bridge)
Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation
lower support level (esp. share prices); lower support line
Matsushita grammar (Japanese grammar created by Daizaburo Matsuhita)
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
Matsushita Electric Works
Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd.
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)