下

to unload

sublingual; under the tongue

Her Majesty the Queen

Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway

underground publication; underground publishing; samizdat

Computing

bottom left corner

Medicine

mumps

to decline in price; to fall in price

Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole

Anatomy

parotid gland

articles disposed of or sold off by the government

high and low; (people of) all ranks and classes

sirloin (beef); saddle (mutton, lamb)

rappel; abseil

clandestine bank; underground bank

Proverb

there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave

Proverb

leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody

word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter

under the desk

Idiomatic expression

soft on women; weak for women; easily charmed (by women)

Medicine

dysphagia (symptom of difficulty in swallowing); dysphagy

Company name

Matsushita Electric Industrial (abbr)

under the sword

going up and down