Meanings

falling intonation

party appointee in a safe constituency

burial mound with square flat base and round top

to come of age (for a girl)

subordinate of a hired thief-taker (Edo period)

to be relieved of a worry

young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor

very stupid (person)

lower branches of a tree

influenced (by)

under the ... administration

to slide down

subclass

downturn

bottoming out

photographing or filming new content (for a DVD, magazine, etc.)

to take down

subtidal zone

footwall

descending colon