落

debasement; corruption; degradation

to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit

discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue

Noun or verb acting prenominally

a little stylish; chic; trendy

ruin; depravity; corruption

rise and fall; fluctuations; ups and downs

Sensitive

burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)

allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining

to lower the quality

being disappointed and disheartened

けいらく is used in legal contexts

acquisition at an auction

scattering of the blossoms and falling of the leaves; the impermanence of worldly things

playing shogi with a handicap of the rook and bishop

participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc.

minimum buyout price (bid); reserve price (auction)

to overlook in reading

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

hamlet

logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning

burakumin area

Poetical term

bamboo fence (oft. a diagonally linked one)

Poetical term

undebranched bamboo used as a drying frame

to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last

Christianity

the Fall of Man; the Fall

to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

to slow down