下

their Majesties the Emperor and Empress

in the moonlight

under control

unique thing; best on earth

putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile

lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity

subcutaneous; hypodermic

to point down; to look down

to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)

the lowest (of its kind); the poorest

seasoning of food

underbrush; undergrowth

laxative; purgative; evacuant

order; command

semibasement; semi-basement

rough sketch; design; cartoon

lodging house

the lower classes; the masses; the common people

Derogatory

underclass; riffraff

retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation

command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition

Orig. meaning

descent from heaven

going from the capital to the provinces

Sometimes written as 還向

returning after praying at a temple or shrine

coming down from a high place to a low place

below zero; sub-zero

being under military occupation

worn-out rice land

going downstream (in a boat)

ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government

Sumo

third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division