degenerate, descend to, lapse into

11 strokesFrequency 2,087JLPT N1Grade 8

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お.ちるくず.すくず.れる

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Common Words

落とす落すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #789
1

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind

Examples
彼は花瓶を落とした
He dropped a vase.
道の途中で鍵を落としたに違いない。
I must have lost my key along the way.
2

to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape

Examples
トニーはシャツを脱いで、それでピアノのよごれを落としました
Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.
3

to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)

Examples
昨年彼は期末の2科目を落とした
Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.
4

to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances

Examples
そのスキャンダルが彼の評判を落とした
The scandal detracted from his reputation.
ほっそい道にほとんどスピードを落とさず、走りこんだ。「近道なんですよ」「ってここ、あぜ道〜〜〜っ!」
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
5

to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with

6

Computing

to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

Examples
日本語のソフトを落とすコツ・いいサイトありませんか?
Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
7

Martial arts

to make someone swoon (judo)

8

to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)

9

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

10

Colloquial

to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

堕ちるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #9474
1

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)

2

to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

堕落らくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #11634
1

depravity; corruption; degradation

Examples
彼は道徳的に堕落した。
He lapsed morally.
怠惰いだNoun~な Adj.Freq #13109
1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

Examples
怠惰は悪徳のもと。
Idle hands are the devil's tool.
惰性せいNounFreq #26966
1

force of habit

Examples
高校時代からつきあっている彼氏はいるものの、つきあいが惰性になっていると感じ、不満をつのらせている。
She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.
2

Rare term; Physics

inertia

堕するIntransitiveFreq #30077
1

Suru verb - special class

to degenerate; to lapse into

自堕落らくNoun~な Adj.Freq #30433
1

self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

堕天使んしNounFreq #30480
1

Christianity

fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)

惰弱懦弱じゃくNoun~な Adj.Freq #42220
1

Formal or literary term

apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; listless; weak-willed; languid

2

Formal or literary term

weak; feeble; effeminate; enervated; effete

堕胎たいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #44678
1

Medicine

abortion; feticide

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