Meanings
Readings
Common Words
fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive
fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent; degradation; comedown; demotion
fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)
Transitive verb
inversion; reversal; turning upside-down
getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; being astonished; being frightened
transition; changing; moving
overturning; capsizing
overthrow (e.g. of a government)
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
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