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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

right under; directly below; right beneath

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

loincloth; waist cloth

preliminary boiling (of hard-to-cook ingredients); cooking in advance

lowest price

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

under the eaves

bribe; money under the table

sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)

(arch.) bottom of the sleeve; height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); secret; secret bribe

sirloin (beef); saddle (mutton, lamb)

cheap, low-quality article

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)

abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth

younger; junior

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

whereunder; thereunder

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

lower lip

first name; given name

armpit; axilla

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

lower rank

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

lower floor

under the floor

preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

(in the) same house; (under the) same roof

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead

below a cliff

lower right

lower jaw; mandible

thereunder; whereunder

above and below

petty underling; small fry

undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree

lower left

subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

underside

pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend

under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed

inseam; inside leg

under the staircase; understairs

younger child

small attached annex; lean-to

seasoning of food

rough sketch; design; cartoon

putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity

under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass

third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division

below the knee

lower breast; underboob

underling; subordinate official

confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down

downstairs room

gasp

lower branches of a tree

subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior

undershorts; underpants

lower eyelid

downward glance; contemptuous look

downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate

pubic hair

long johns; long underpants; long underwear

one step below (in skill, ability, etc.); a cut below; right underneath

parboiling; preparatory boiling

trade-in; part exchange

non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.

humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt

the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way

preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)

underhand throw; underarm throw

giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy

subcontractor

giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy

undercoat; first coating

top and bottom; up and down; high and low; upside-down

preliminary inspection; preliminary examination

undercoat; first coat

preliminary consultation; arrangements

rehearsal; run-through; practice

artwork; block copy; paste-up

subordinate work; menial service; actor with a minor part (in kabuki, etc.); underside (of a car)

lower left (corner)

part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)

undersash; belt

downturn; downward swing; downside

attacking midfielder (soccer)

rough translation

lower right (corner)

Matsushita Electric Industrial (abbr)

sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil

prewashing; preliminary washing

subscript

headroom; maximum height; (vertical) clearance; (lit.) (distance) under beam (girder)

dew under (dripping from) trees

poor manufacture; poor quality; inferior goods

make-up base

more generously for the lower-paid

pilot hole; rough hole; prepared hole

preliminary inspection

(stock market) steadiness

subcontract

nether millstone

basting; temporary sewing

usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.

spade work; subcontract

rough sketch

fall; drop; decline

the warm feelings of people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods

marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)

marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)

confused mess; utter confusion

bottom alignment (esp. in a spreadsheet)

The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management

Matsushita Electronics Industry Corporation

Bergenia stracheyi (species of bergenia)

Saxifraga japonica (species of saxifrage)

preliminary conference

shuttle (weaving, sewing); bobbin threading

subordinate (member of a group)

preparatory activity

underglaze color; underglaze colour

pulling underarm throw

a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loaches under the willow tree

water flowing underneath; (fig.) one's true feelings; kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85)

down arrow key

lower millstone; nether millstone

underboob

footwall

lower triangular matrix

built-up roofing

bottom alignment

under an elevated structure (esp. elevated railway or bridge)

Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation

Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd.

Matsushita Electric Works

Matsushita grammar (Japanese grammar created by Daizaburo Matsuhita)