noun:

• Samuel II (book of the Bible)

noun:

• Her Majesty the Queen

noun:

• light blue samurai costume commonly worn when committing suicide

~の noun:

• influenced (by); under an influence

expression / noun:

• henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle

noun:

• place by the lamp; area under the lamp

noun / adverbial noun:

• the whole world; throughout heaven and earth - four character idiom

noun:

• forward voltage drop (e.g. in a semiconductor)

noun / ~する noun:

• imperial proclamation

noun:

• Kings II (book of the Bible)

noun:

• something handed down (usu. an order) ➜ 命令一下【めいれいいっか】

noun / ~の noun:

• under the rule of

noun:

• inseam; inside leg

noun:

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

noun:

• decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance

noun:

• handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command ➜ 一下・命令一下【めいれいいっか】

expression / ~の noun:

• under the ... administration; within the ... government - often 政権下で

noun / ~する noun:

• land subsidence - four character idiom
• decline in influence

noun:

• Obediently yours

noun:

• short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• airdrop; air drop

noun:

• bottom of the sleeve - archaism
• height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
• secret; secret bribe ➜ 袖の下

noun:

• below the knee

noun:

• Chronicles II (book of the Bible)

noun:

• bribe; money under the table