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下旬げじゅんNounFreq #20575
1

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

Examples
８月下旬に彼らは繁殖のために長い旅に出発します。
In late August, they set off on a long journey for breeding.
下降かこうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #20973
1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

下流かりゅうNounFreq #21069
1

downstream; lower reaches of a river

Examples
まず、私の活動範囲は、おもに養老川下流域です。
First off, my area of work is mainly in the lower reaches of the Yourou River.
2

lower classes

下の階したのかいNounExpressionFreq #21456
1

lower floor

下方かほうNoun～の Adj.Freq #21610
1

lower region; lower part; region below

Examples
それから、最後の恐ろしい叫び声とともに、怪物は山から下方の岩に身を投げて死んだ。
Then, with a final, terrible scream, the monster flung itself off the mountain to its death on the rocks below.
下手をするとへたをするとExpressionFreq #22056
1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

下劣げれつNoun～な Adj.Freq #22342
1

base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

Examples
そんな下劣なやつとは付き合っていられない。
You must not keep company with such a mean fellow.
下回るしたまわる下廻るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #22443
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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

Examples
日本の１９９８年末の金・外貨準備高は６８９億ドルで、１年前の７７０億ドルを下回った。
Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier.
下ネタ下ねたしもネタ (下ネタ)しもねた (下ねた)NounFreq #22629
1

dirty joke; blue joke

Examples
しもネタは禁止だよ〜。
No dirty jokes!
2

indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk

下段げだんかだんNounFreq #23017
1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; lower berth; bottom shelf

Examples
直径23m(下段)及び18m(上段)、高さ5ｍの二段式の円墳である。
It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).
2

low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

下地したじNounFreq #23759
1

groundwork; foundation

2

inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in)

3

undercoat; first coat

4

soy sauce

下敷き下敷したじきNounFreq #24075
1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay

2

being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath

3

Often as 〜を下敷きにして

model; pattern

下調べしたしらべNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #24527
1

preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry

Examples
下調べはしたかい。会議は２日後だよ。
Did you do your homework? The meeting is only two days away.
2

preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead

下手に出るしたてにでるしたでにでるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #25018
1

to behave modestly

Examples
そうですね。下手にでてばかりもなんだし。かつ、倫理的ですね。
That's right. It's written in an unassuming fashion, and it's an ethical standpoint as well.
下世話げせわNoun～な Adj.Freq #25459
1

common saying; everyday talk; common parlance

2

vulgar; lowbrow; indecent

下り坂くだりざかNounFreq #25466
1

downhill; downward slope; descent

Examples
丘は川のほうまで下り坂になっています。
The hill slopes downward to the river.
2

decline; waning; ebb; (going) downhill

下山げざんげさんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #25515
1

descending a mountain; descent

Examples
私は頂上から下山する途中彼らに会った。
I met them during my descent from the peak.
下ごしらえ下拵えしたごしらえNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #26383
1

preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

下々下下しもじもしたじたNounFreq #26417
1

the lower classes; the common people

下に見るしたにみるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #26518
1

to look down on; to condescend

下手するとへたするとExpressionFreq #26754
1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

下水道げすいどうNounFreq #27242
1

sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain

Examples
そして汚水を流すために地下に下水道を持っていた。
The house has pipes under the ground to carry dirty water away.
下賎下賤げせん～な Adj.Freq #27367
1

Common noun

low birth; humble origin

2

lowly; base; vulgar; coarse

下水げすいNounFreq #27477
1

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage

Examples
下水が完全に詰まっている。
The drains are blocked up.
2

sewage; black water

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