conjunction:

• used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
• after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
• used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.

noun:

• listener's or radio fee

expression / ichidan verb:

• to express one's deepest sympathies - humble language

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued - colloquialism Antonym: 盛り上がる【もりあがる】

noun:

• Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale

noun:

• Yama's pole (with a human head on the top) - Buddhism term ➜ 閻魔

expression / adjective:

• With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good

noun:

• District Public Prosecutor's Office ➜ 地検

expression:

• that's none of your business ➜ 余計なお世話

noun:

• blowing one's nose with one's fingers

noun / ~する noun:

• part of a person's ashes

noun:

• platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants - Buddhism term

adjectival noun:

• bird's-eye

noun:

• best ... of one's life Antonym: 人生最悪

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to sharpen one's fangs

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity

noun:

• one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lose one's consciousness

noun:

• near one's knee
• under the protection of (e.g. one's parents); under the care of
• territory of a powerful person ［ひざもと］ ➜ お膝元
• address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter ［しっか］

noun:

• student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

noun / ~する noun:

• interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes

noun / ~する noun:

• changing one's mind

noun:

• priest's garb

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly