noun:

• lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down Antonym: 上げ
• depreciation; price fall
• punch line (of a rakugo story) ➜ 落語
• sword strap - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 下げ緒

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear ［案じる］ ➜ 案ずる
• to investigate; to consider; to plan ➜ 案ずる・一計を案じる
• to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand ［按じる］

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear ［案ずる］ ➜ 案じる
• to investigate; to consider; to plan ➜ 案じる
• to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand ［按ずる］

expression:

• till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
• concerning (an area of expertise)
• swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

noun:

• upper tier; upper section; upper deck; upper row; upper step; upper grade; upper berth; top shelf
• place of honor; place of honour ➜ 上座
• dais; raised part of floor ➜ 上段の間
• overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to hit; to strike; to smash; to hammer in; to drive in
• to throw; to toss; to cast
• to mix
• to wear (sword, etc.); to carry

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to throw; to toss; to cast
• to hit; to strike; to smash; to hammer in; to drive in
• to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
• to wear (sword, etc.); to carry

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
• to sever (connections, ties) ➜ 縁を切る
• to turn off (e.g. the light)
• to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ➜ 電話を切る
• to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
• to open (something sealed)
• to start
• to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.)
• to reduce; to decrease; to discount ➜ 値切る
• to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
• to cross; to traverse
• to criticize sharply
• to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
• to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
• to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
• to shuffle (cards)
• to discard a tile - Mahjong term
• to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
• to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
• to trump ➜ 切り札
• to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
• to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) - also written as 鑽る
• to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to finish; to complete - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 疲れきる