下

Idiomatic expression

things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; the wholesaler won't sell it like that

読み下す only

to read (a text) from start to finish

to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese

going up and down; rising and falling

peace throughout the world

carefree; peaceful; relaxed

upside down

disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale

withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping

downward adjustment; downward revision

to withdraw a request

to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)

member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; underground idol

fateful; decisive (e.g. war)

Her Majesty the Empress

Yojijukugo

land subsidence

decline in influence

care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.

to run down

grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)

Shinto

invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor

Shinto

medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

under the influence of

rule over the whole country

handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

Idiomatic expression

loving something but being very bad at it

to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)

please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)