Vocabulary
する
to do; to carry out; to perform; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); …
Suru verb
下
below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; …
Noun
舌
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock); reed (of a musical instrument)
Noun
従う
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to; to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with; to go alongside (e.g. a river); …
Godan verb
下町
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
Noun
親しい
close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
I-adjective
下敷き
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath; model; pattern
Noun
下地
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in); undercoat; first coat; soy sauce
Noun
下回る
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
Godan verb
下火
dying down (of a fire); waning; waning (of a trend, fad, popularity, epidemic, etc.); declining; ebbing; heat applied from below (e.g. in an oven or grill)
Noun
下見
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard
Noun
慕う
to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Godan verb
従える
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
Ichidan verb
下調べ
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
Noun
仕立てる
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off; to turn into a play or movie; to prepare; to send; to despatch
Ichidan verb
下積み
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
Noun
下回り
subordinate work; menial service; subordinate; underling; servant; maid; actor with a minor part (in kabuki, etc.); underside (of a car)
Noun
舌足らず
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression); inadequate (explanation)
Noun