| 下 |
さか, カ, お.りる, お.ろす, くだ.さる, -くだ.す, くだ.す, くだ.り, くだ.る, さ.がる, さ.げる, もと, しも, した, ゲ, しと below, down, descend, give, low, inferior |
| This kanji has 3 strokes: a single stroke in the "one" radical 一 (いち) and 2 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (200): | ||
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1.
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低下 ていか |
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration |
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2.
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引下げる ひきさげる |
to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw |
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3.
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下期 しもき |
second half of the fiscal year |
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4.
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地下鉄 ちかてつ |
underground train, subway |
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5.
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下限 かげん |
lower limit |
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6.
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下がり さがり |
decline, hanging down, leaving, a little after, decorative cords (hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler''s belt) |
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7.
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氷点下 ひょうてんか |
below freezing |
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8.
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見下す みくだす |
to despise, to look down on |
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9.
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下等 かとう |
inferior, base, vulgar, low grade, lower class |
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10.
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落下 らっか |
fall, drop, come down |
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11.
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地下道 ちかどう |
subterranean tunnel |
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12.
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下水 げすい |
drainage, ditch, gutter, sewerage, sewage, black water |
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13.
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傘下 さんか |
affiliated with, under jurisdiction of, under the umbrella |
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14.
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下値 したね |
lowest price |
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15.
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幕下 まくした |
third highest sumo division, wrestlers of the third highest sumo division |
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16.
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下戸 げこ |
someone who can''t drink, non-drinker, temperate man |
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17.
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下旬 げじゅん |
month (last third of) |
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18.
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下駄 げた |
geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs |
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19.
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下手 へた |
unskillful, poor, awkward, imprudent, untactful |
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20.
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見下ろす みおろす |
to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on something |
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21.
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下り坂 くだりざか |
descent, downhill, decline, waning |
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22.
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以下 いか |
not exceeding, and downward, ... and below, below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level), the below-mentioned, the following, the rest |
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23.
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下す くだす |
to make (a decision), to pass (judgement, etc.), to hand down (orders, etc.), to let go down, to lower |
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24.
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下がる さがる |
to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back |
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25.
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上下 じょうげ |
high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming |
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26.
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下火 したび |
burning low, waning, declining |
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27.
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ご遠慮下さい ごえんりょください |
please refrain from ~ (e.g. smoking, etc.) |
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28.
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下げる さげる |
to hang, to lower, to move back, to wear, to dismiss, to grant |
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29.
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下級 かきゅう |
lower grade, low class, junior (officer) |
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30.
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投下 とうか |
throwing down, dropping, airdrop, investment |
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31.
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下っ腹 したっぱら |
abdomen, stomach, under parts |
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32.
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値下がり ねさがり |
price decline, a fall in price |
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33.
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川下 かわしも |
downstream |
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34.
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下野 げや |
retirement from public office |
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35.
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下地 したじ |
groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge of, grounding in, prearrangement, spadework, signs, symptoms, first coat of plastering, soy |
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36.
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値下げ ねさげ |
cut in price |
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37.
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下書き したがき |
rough copy, draft, draught |
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38.
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天下 てんか |
the world, whole country, descent from heaven, having one''s own way, the public, the ruling power |
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39.
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利下げ りさげ |
decrease in interest rates |
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40.
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下山 げざん |
descending (mountain) |
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41.
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下着 したぎ |
underwear |
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42.
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地下 ちか |
basement, cellar, underground place, underground, below ground, secret, under cover, underground (railway), subway, metro |
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43.
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昼下がり ひるさがり |
early afternoon |
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44.
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部下 ぶか |
subordinate person |
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45.
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下手投げ したてなげ |
(baseball) an underhand throw, (sumo) an underarm throw |
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46.
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床下 ゆかした |
under the floor |
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47.
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下水道 げすいどう |
drain, sewer, drainage system |
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48.
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下界 げかい |
this world, the earth, hades, the nether world, lower bound |
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49.
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下降 かこう |
downward, descent, fall, drop, subsidence |
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50.
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風下 かざしも |
leeward, lee |
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51.
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下院 かいん |
lower house, lower (legislative) body |
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52.
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下品 げひん |
vulgarity, meanness, indecency, coarseness |
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53.
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妃殿下 ひでんか |
princess, Her Royal Highness |
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54.
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下町 したまち |
Shitamachi, lower parts of town |
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55.
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最下 さいか |
the lowest, the worst |
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56.
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天下り あまくだり |
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation |
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57.
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下方 かほう |
lower region, lower part |
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58.
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ぶら下がる ぶらさがる |
to hang from, to dangle, to swing |
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59.
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天皇陛下 てんのうへいか |
His Majesty the Emperor |
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60.
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松下電工 まつしたでんこう |
Matsushita Electric Works |
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61.
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直下 ちょっか |
directly under, price cut, fall perpendicularly |
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62.
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目下 めした |
subordinate(s), inferior(s), junior |
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63.
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ぶら下げる ぶらさげる |
to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing |
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64.
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下敷 したじき |
desk pad, mat, something lying underneath, pinned under, crushed beneath |
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65.
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下る くだる |
to get down, to descend |
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66.
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取り下げ とりさげ |
withdrawal |
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67.
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目下 もっか |
at present, now |
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68.
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下敷き したじき |
desk pad, mat, something lying underneath, pinned under, crushed beneath |
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69.
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下落 げらく |
depreciation, decline, fall, slump |
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70.
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足下 あしもと |
at one''s feet, underfoot, gait, pace, step |
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71.
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沈下 ちんか |
sinking, subsidence |
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72.
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門下 もんか |
one''s pupil or student or follower |
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73.
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殿下 でんか |
your Highness, his (or her) Highness |
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74.
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城下町 じょうかまち |
castle town, town around castle |
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75.
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零下 れいか |
below zero, sub-zero |
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76.
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門下生 もんかせい |
pupil, disciple, follower |
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77.
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下唇 したくちびる |
lower lip |
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78.
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却下 きゃっか |
rejection, dismissal |
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79.
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飛び下りる とびおりる |
to jump down, to jump off, to jump from, to jump out of |
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80.
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下肢 かし |
the legs, lower extremities |
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81.
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下請け したうけ |
subcontract |
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82.
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下調べ したしらべ |
preliminary investigation, preparation |
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83.
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下部 かぶ |
substructure, lower part, subordinate (office), good and faithful servant |
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84.
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下痢 げり |
diarrhoea, diarrhea |
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85.
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下らない くだらない |
good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless |
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86.
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地下室 ちかしつ |
cellar, basement |
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87.
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下さい ください |
please (usu. written in kana only), (with te-form verb) please do for me |
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88.
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食い下がる くいさがる |
to hang on to, to doff |
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89.
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下宿 げしゅく |
boarding, lodging, boarding house |
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90.
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下 した |
under, below, beneath, preliminary, preparatory |
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91.
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廊下 ろうか |
corridor |
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92.
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引き下げ ひきさげ |
reduction, cut |
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93.
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県下 けんか |
prefecture |
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94.
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切り下げ きりさげ |
devaluation (e.g. of currency), markdown, write-down, undercutting |
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95.
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地下水 ちかすい |
underground water |
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96.
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デパ地下 デパちか |
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold) |
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97.
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下さる くださる |
to give, to confer |
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98.
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陛下 へいか |
your Majesty, his (or her) Majesty |
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99.
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下ろす おろす |
to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, to withdraw money from an account, to wear (clothing) for the first time, to fillet (e.g. a fish) |
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100.
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上り下り のぼりくだり |
rising and falling, going up and down |
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101.
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下見 したみ |
preview, preliminary inspection, siding (on a house) |
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102.
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下車 げしゃ |
alighting (from train, bus, etc.), getting off |
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103.
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引き下げる ひきさげる |
to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw |
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104.
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閣下 かっか |
your Excellency, his (or her) Excellency |
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105.
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下 もと |
under (esp. influence or guidance) |
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106.
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降下 こうか |
fall, descent, (plane) landing, (atmos.) depression |
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107.
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下半期 しもはんき |
the last half-year |
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108.
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下り くだり |
down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
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109.
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下流 かりゅう |
downstream, lower reaches of a river, lower classes |
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110.
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下位 かい |
low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte), low-end |
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111.
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下半身 かはんしん |
lower half of body |
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112.
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下手 したて |
humble position, inferior, underarm grip on opponent''s belt (sumo) |
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113.
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年下 としした |
younger, junior |
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114.
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下りる おりる |
to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to descend (e.g. a mountain) |
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115.
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靴下 くつした |
socks, sock, stockings, stocking |
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116.
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上下 うえした |
high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming |
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117.
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下手 したで |
humble position, inferior, underarm grip on opponent''s belt (sumo) |
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118.
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見下げ果てる みさげはてる |
to despise, to scorn, to look down on |
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119.
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下石 したいし |
nether millstone |
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120.
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脳下垂体 のうかすいたい |
pituitary gland, pituitary body |
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121.
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下り口 おりくち |
top of a flight of stairs, exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus) |
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122.
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峻下剤 しゅんげざい |
drastic aperient |
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123.
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下湯 しもゆ |
sitz bath |
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124.
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洛中洛下 らくちゅうらくがい |
in and around the city of Kyoto |
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125.
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雪下ろし ゆきおろし |
wind blowing snow down a mountain, removing snow from the roof of a house |
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126.
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下名 かめい |
undermentioned, undersigned |
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127.
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下阪 げはん |
proceeding from Tokyo to Osaka |
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128.
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株が下がる かぶがさがる |
to fall in public esteem, to fall in value (stocks) |
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129.
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鞍上人なく鞍下馬なし あんじょうひとなくあんかうまなし |
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one |
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130.
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靴下止め くつしたどめ |
garters, suspenders |
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131.
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下垂体 かすいたい |
pituitary gland, pituitary body |
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132.
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都下 とか |
in the capital, in Tokyo |
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133.
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下し薬 くだしぐすり |
laxative |
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134.
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三歩下がって師の影を踏まず さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず |
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour) |
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135.
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下男 げなん |
manservant |
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136.
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幕が下りる まくがおりる |
to lower the curtain, to come to an end |
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137.
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下家 げや |
small attached annex, lean-to |
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138.
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真下 ました |
right under, directly below |
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139.
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下腹 かふく |
abdomen, stomach, lower parts, under parts |
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140.
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帯下 たいげ |
mucous discharge from female genitals (leucorrhoea, leucorrhea) |
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141.
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下僚 かりょう |
subordinates, petty officials |
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142.
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お下がり おさがり |
food offering to the gods, leftovers, hand-me-downs |
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143.
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衿下 えりした |
usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc. |
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144.
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下宿料 げしゅくりょう |
board-and-room charge |
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145.
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天下第一 てんかだいいち |
the best in the land, the best of its kind in the country, par excellence in the whole country |
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146.
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刻下 こっか |
the present |
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147.
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下属音 かぞくおん |
subdominant |
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148.
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下位互換性 かいごかんせい |
downward compatibility, forward compatibility |
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149.
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上下 かみしも |
samurai costume, old ceremonial costume, government and the people, upper and the lower parts of the body |
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150.
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下番 かばん |
going off duty |
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151.
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嬶天下 かかあでんか |
extremely overbearing wife |
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152.
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下手 しもて |
the foot, lower part, left part of the stage, lower direction |
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153.
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庭下駄 にわげた |
garden clogs |
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154.
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引下ろす ひきおろす |
to haul down, to drag down |
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155.
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下積み したづみ |
lowest social strata, goods piled beneath |
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156.
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脳下垂体後葉ホルモン のうかすいたいこうようホルモン |
neurohypophyseal hormone |
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157.
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下り口 おりぐち |
top of a flight of stairs, exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus) |
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158.
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書き下し文 かきくだしぶん |
transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese |
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159.
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下記 かき |
the following |
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160.
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舌下腺 ぜっかせん |
sublingual gland |
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161.
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下命 かめい |
order, command |
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162.
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下作 げさく |
poor manufacture, poor quality, inferior goods |
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163.
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看板を下ろす かんばんをおろす |
to close one''s business |
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164.
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鞍上人無く鞍下馬無し あんじょうひとなくあんかうまなし |
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one |
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165.
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靴下留 くつしたどめ |
garters, suspenders |
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166.
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土下座 どげざ |
kneeling down on the ground, prostrate oneself |
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167.
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下す おろす |
to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, to withdraw money from an account, to wear (clothing) for the first time, to fillet (e.g. a fish) |
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168.
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下家 したや |
small attached annex, lean-to |
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169.
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神の下し給うた物 かみのくだしたもうたもの |
godsend, heavenly gift |
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170.
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下腹 くだりばら |
diarrhoea, diarrhea, loose bowels |
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171.
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貸し下げる かしさげる |
to lend, to loan |
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172.
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下劣 げれつ |
base, mean, vulgar |
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173.
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お下げ おさげ |
wearing one''s hair in braids |
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174.
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金は天下の回りもの かねはてんかのまわりもの |
money comes and goes, money goes around and around |
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175.
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天下統一 てんかとういつ |
unification of the whole country |
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176.
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下がり松 さがりまつ |
drooping pine |
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177.
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国王陛下 こくおうへいか |
His Majesty the King |
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178.
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描き下ろす かきおろす |
to draw for a specific purpose, to draw for the occasion |
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179.
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下位範疇化 かいはんちゅうか |
subcategorization, subcategorisation |
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180.
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上下 しょうか |
high and low, the government and the people, going up and down |
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181.
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下卑 げび |
vulgar, coarse |
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182.
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已下 いか |
not exceeding, and downward, ... and below, below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level), the below-mentioned, the following, the rest |
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183.
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滴下 てきか |
drip, drop, distill |
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184.
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飲み下す のみくだす |
to swallow, to gulp down |
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185.
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下洗い したあらい |
pre-washing to combat stains |
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186.
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脳下垂体前葉ホルモン のうかすいたいぜんようホルモン |
adenohypophyseal hormone |
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187.
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書き下す かきくだす |
to write down |
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188.
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下等植物 かとうしょくぶつ |
lower plants |
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189.
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落下傘 らっかさん |
parachute |
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190.
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下脚 かきゃく |
legs, lower limbs |
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191.
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占領下 せんりょうか |
occupied (by an army) |
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192.
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下毛野 しもつけの |
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica) |
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193.
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下作 したさく |
poor manufacture, poor quality, inferior goods |
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194.
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地下二階 ちかにかい |
two-story basement (as in department stores) |
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195.
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管下 かんか |
under the jurisdiction of |
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196.
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靴下留め くつしたどめ |
garters, suspenders |
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197.
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下水 したみず |
water flowing underneath, one''s true feelings, kanji "water" radical at bottom |
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198.
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刀下 とうか |
under the sword |
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199.
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山下公園 やましたこうえん |
park in Yokohama |
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200.
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下知 げじ |
command, order |