Meanings

conveying the will of the governing to the governed

throwing down

under the rule of

under one's jurisdiction

groundwater

unsung hero

laxative

the lowest (of its kind)

the lowest (of its kind)

to have loose bowels

His Majesty the King

you

preconscious (psychoanalysis)

laxatives

to lower the curtain

utterly lacking (in ability)

third highest division

travelling east (esp. to Edo) from Kyoto

subordinate

rise and fall (e.g. prices)