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下 した N5

  1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
  2. bottom
  3. beneath; underneath
  4. just after; right after
  5. inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
  6. trade-in
  7. preliminary; preparatory

下 もと

  1. under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
  2. beneath; under (a flag, the sun, etc.)
  3. in (e.g. the name of ...); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); with (e.g. one blow)
  4. (someone's) location; (someone's) side

下 げ N3

  1. inferiority; lowness (of degree, value, etc.)
  2. second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

下 しも N3

  1. lower reaches (of a river)
  2. bottom; lower part
  3. feces (faeces); lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); menses; urine
  4. end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
  5. dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)

下 か

  1. during (war, occupation, etc.); under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of)

下さい ください N5

  1. please (give me)
  2. please (do for me)

下手 へた N5

  1. awkward; poor; unskillful
  2. imprudent; untactful

下げる さげる N4

  1. to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
  2. to bring down; to lower; to reduce
  3. to demote; to move back; to pull back
  4. to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
  5. to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards

下さる くださる N4

  1. to bestow; to confer; to give
  2. to favor; to favour; to kindly do for one; to oblige

下宿 げしゅく N4

  1. board and lodging; boarding; lodging; room and board
  2. boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
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