落

to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way

to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down

to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)

to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)

to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)

to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner

to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing

to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

Also written as 堕ちる

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

Also written as 堕ちる

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

to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)

to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)

to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)

to give in

to confess; to own up

to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)

to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee

to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)

to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated

to come in (of money)

to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)

to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious

Computing

to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash

Slang

to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline

to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)

to die (of an animal)

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

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

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

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

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

Computing

to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

Martial arts

to make someone swoon (judo)

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

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

Colloquial

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

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)

to fall into (a trap, etc.)

to fall; to surrender; to capitulate

fall; drop; descent; coming down

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax

to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate

to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in

to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached

to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit

Usu. before a noun as 落ち着いた

to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits

to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive

fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent; degradation; comedown; demotion

settlement; village; community; town

しゅうらく only; Biology

(bacterial) colony

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work)

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Usu. 陥れる

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to throw (e.g. into turmoil); to trick (into doing); to lure (into a trap); to frame (for a crime)

Usu. 陥れる

to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to reduce

Orig. meaning; usu. 落とし入れる

to drop (something) into

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

stylish; fashionable; trendy; chic; smartly dressed; careful about one's appearance

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; dressing nicely; making oneself look attractive

Common noun

fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

fall; crash (of an aircraft)

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

depravity; corruption; degradation

subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in

fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender

fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

Colloquial

giving in (to someone's persuasion); yielding; being convinced

slip; omission

upshot; denouement; outcome; final result

Word usually written using kana alone; Often オチ

punch line (of a joke)

dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside; desertion

omission; being left out; missing part

falling off; coming off; shedding

collapse; break; cave-in; crash

market decline; market crash

lack; absence; omission

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission; oversight; lapse

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy