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倒
to knock down; to defeat
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down
to defeat; to beat
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
perversion
inversion
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
After the -masu stem of a verb
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke
falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
Colloquial
very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated; tedious and annoying
being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked
Linguistics
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
