noun:

• pine, bamboo and plum (together an auspicious grouping)
• high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class) - from 松 down to 梅

noun:

• lower tier; lower step; lower column; lower berth; bottom shelf
• low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

noun:

• outlaw
• low and away (pitch) - Baseball term - From English "out low"

noun / ~の noun:

• cold and warm
• low temperature

noun:

• court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period)
• separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period) ➜ 曹司
• room for a very low class prostitute
• very low class prostitute ➜ 局女郎

noun:

• kyogen performer
• low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)

noun:

• underling; loser - derogatory term
• low-ranking samurai ➜ 三一

noun:

• shochu made from sake lees
• low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)

noun:

• public bath; communal bath
• public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee

noun:

• rough cardboard made from straw
• low-grade paper (used as a lining) - archaism

noun:

• lightly-armored soldier
• soldier of low rank

noun:

• little shop; small shop; small store
• my shop ［しょうてん］ - humble language
• low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel ［こみせ］
• passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region) ［こみせ］

noun:

• standard resolution (of TVs) Antonym: ハイビジョン
• low resolution - IT term

noun:

• gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport)
• characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre) - Sumo term

noun:

• first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone
• (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone

noun:

• court lady with her own private chamber or office - archaism
• low-class prostitute (Edo period)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to quieten down; to fall silent
• to lay low; to keep a low profile

noun / ~する noun:

• cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)
• dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work

noun:

• private; foot soldier; infantryman
• underling; low level worker; minor player

noun:

• samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
• top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends ［上下］ - orig. meaning

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become damp; to become moist; to become wet
• to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits; to feel depressed ［しめる］ - often as 湿って or 湿った

noun / ~の noun:

• goods piled beneath; lower layer
• lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank; obscurity

noun:

• screams produced during sex
• bawdy song; song of low character

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to depend on somebody for food and lodging - idiom
• to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position - idiom

noun:

• grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
• nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
• streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period) ［夜鷹］
• soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors ［夜鷹］ - abbreviation ➜ 夜鷹蕎麦