to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
wearing one's hair in braids
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to push or press or force down; to depress
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to look down over; to look down on
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to slide down; to slip down
to make a sale of government property
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
going up and down; rising and falling
price decline; fall in price
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
pigtail; ponytail; hair (hanging down the back)
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
rise and fall; fluctuation
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping; hanging; dangling
to defer; to postpone; to move down
to decline in price; to fall in price
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
to be complacent; to look self-satisfied
to be moved back (e.g. date, rank, order); to be postponed; to be borrowed (of a number in subtraction)
extent of decrease; degree of reduction
articles disposed of or sold off by the government
eyes slanting downward; decline
postponement; deferment; moving down
bottoming out; reaching a floor; ceasing to fall; edging lower
clearing up leftover food and dishes
method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)
falling intonation; downward trend
double-hung window; sash window
raising and lowering; praising and blaming
doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
decrease in interest rates
decay (e.g. charge, signal); trailing (e.g. edge); falling
being held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; (lit.) one's testicles going up and down
down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
seven techniques using a ninja sword
woman purported to bring bad luck to the man she is near or has sex with
man purported to bring bad luck to the woman he is near or has sex with
to feel relieved; to be relieved