to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to thrust down; to push off
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to knock down; to knock off
depravity; corruption; degradation
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to fall off; to tumble down
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to tumble down; to roll down
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to shake off; to throw off
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to drop; to let fall; to omit
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
an issue being settled; a case being closed
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
elopement; running away with a lover
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to stay calm; to keep cool
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
successful bid; winning a tender
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to brush off; to shake off
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to knock down; to knock off
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
village; hamlet; settlement
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
point of compromise; common ground
falling rocks; fallen rocks
dropout; quitter; deserter
to knock down; to knock off
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
falling to one's death; death from a fall
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
falling object; fallen object
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
decline; fall; decay; withering
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to run away; to escape safely
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
point of compromise; common ground
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
shedding tears; lacrimation
thrusting down (winning technique)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to scrape off; to plane off
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to stay calm; to keep cool
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
sound of something falling
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
snowslide; small avalanche
nobleman's illegitimate child
to thrust down; to push off
self-exile; going into hiding
owner of a lost article; person who has lost an article; person who has dropped something
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to run away; to escape safely
old model (of an appliance, device, etc.); becoming outdated (due to the release of a new model); drop (type of metal casting defect)
failing mark; failing grade
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
one-sided; partial; unfair
to lose money; to spend money
contract price; successful tender price
to slim down; to lose weight
leaving (fleeing) the capital
completion (of a building)
to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
to slide down (snow, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to shake off; to throw off
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
failed student; student required to repeat a year
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
waterpower; running water; falling overboard; draining (of a rice paddy before harvest)
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
opening of a new theater (theatre)
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
to be second to none (in)
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
to thrust down; to push off
result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
signature and seal (on calligraphy, paintings, etc.)
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing
to slide down (snow, etc.)
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
escape from evil; exorcism
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
to shake off; to throw off
drop in status; reduction in status
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; connect-and-die; oiotoshi; position where, even after connecting a group of stones in atari, the group remains in atari and can still be captured without any possibility of saving it
feeling that something is missing; sense that something is incomplete
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
undercranking; fast motion
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
falling from bicycle, motorcycle, etc. while driving (esp. in a race)
"drop the handkerchief" children's game
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to scrape off; to rub off
to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
to scrape off; to rub off
getting stains out; getting rid of stains
elopement; running away with a lover
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 see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
"it was all a dream"-ending
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
sharebon; late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
debasement; corruption; degradation
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
running amok; committing violence on; in utter disorder
desolate; dreary; lonesome
to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting
left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
elopement; running away with a lover
to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
one's new address; place where someone settles down
celebration of the completion of a temple or shrine's construction
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
elopement; running away with a lover
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
minimum buyout price (bid); reserve price (auction)
to knock down; to knock off
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
playing shogi with a handicap of the rook and bishop; participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc.
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit
to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last
ruin; depravity; corruption
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
rise and fall; fluctuations; ups and downs
burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
crest (of a waterfall); mouth (of a sewer, etc.); outfall; spout (e.g. of a watering can); (arch.) start of a fall
body drop (judo); body throw
lack of registration (in the census register); being dropped from one's family registry; buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
to thrust down; to push off
unsuccessful candidate; defeated candidate; losing candidate
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)
being disappointed and disheartened
failing to catch a ball; dropping a ball; flubbing a catch
fast descent; speedy fall
game of shogi in which the stronger player plays without a rook and a bishop
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
setting moon; moon setting in the West
rust removal; removing rust; rust remover; rust-removing agent
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
cannot understand; doesn't make sense; unconvincing; hard to swallow; doesn't ring true
gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to scrape off; to plane off
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit
the Fall of Man; the Fall
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; connect-and-die; oiotoshi; position where, even after connecting a group of stones in atari, the group remains in atari and can still be captured without any possibility of saving it
logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning
scattering of the blossoms and falling of the leaves; (fig.) the impermanence of worldly things
server outage (e.g. in an online game)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
fast descent; speedy fall
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
impertinent; fresh; fashionable; prostitute
crash site (esp. aircraft)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to be struck by lightning
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
shoptalk; matters incomprehensible to outsiders; inside joke; private joke
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
receiving (e.g. a letter); coming to hand; acknowledging receipt; bad move; missed move
cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
free and easy; frank; openhearted; relaxed
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
point of compromise; common ground
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
formal paragraph (in opposition to a logical paragraph); paragraph as defined by its formal elements (e.g. line break and initial indentation)
moated settlement (Yayoi period)
game of shogi in which the stronger player plays without the bishop
to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
sumiotoshi (judo); corner drop
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
years since produced (of cars)
fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit
continued fall (in market price)
game of shogi in which the stronger player plays without a rook
elopement; running away with a lover
demotion from ōzeki ranking
falling of fruit; fallen fruit
being satisfied; being convinced; understanding
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
undercranking; fast motion
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
success or failure (in examinations)
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue
winter wind whistling through a bamboo fence
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
to exorcise; to escape evil
to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of a fox; to be exorcised from a fox
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
crest (of a waterfall); mouth (of a sewer, etc.); outfall; spout (e.g. of a watering can); (arch.) start of a fall
to omit to say; to forget to mention; to leave unsaid
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
escape from evil; exorcism
coming up with an idea; idea
cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.); snippets; trimmings; cuttings
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; (lit.) the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)
Buraku Liberation Movement
place where raindrops fall from the eaves
point of compromise; common ground
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
(being in) reduced circumstances; (having) fallen into poverty
to omit to say; to forget to mention; to leave unsaid
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
wet fallen leaves; retired men who get underfoot at home
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
to press (someone to do something); to make confess
owner of a lost article; person who has lost an article; person who has dropped something
debasement; corruption; degradation
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
omitted character; omitted letter
wet fallen leaves; retired men who get underfoot at home
deciduous broad-leaved forest
reactionary fall (e.g. in stock prices)
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
to wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
burning fallen leaves; autumn leaf burning
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to thrust down; to push off
becoming obsessed with (a TV series, celebrity, interest, etc.); becoming addicted to; getting hooked on
to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit
forlorn and helpless; lonely and desolate
rust removal; removing rust; rust remover; rust-removing agent
burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)
deciduous broad-leaved tree
celebration for the completion of a project
sudden fall in stock prices; stock market crash
disconnecting from an online game because one is losing
opening of a new theater (theatre)
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
free and easy; frank; openhearted; relaxed
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)
mutual love; the love one shows to another person being returned
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; connect-and-die; oiotoshi; position where, even after connecting a group of stones in atari, the group remains in atari and can still be captured without any possibility of saving it
testing one's children by putting them through hardship
horseshoe coming off; throwing a shoe
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
Gekiochi-kun (melamine foam sponge sold by LEC)
to wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out
initial brush stroke in calligraphy
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.); snippets; trimmings; cuttings
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
bamboo fence (oft. a diagonally linked one); undebranched bamboo used as a drying frame
opening of a new theater (theatre)
slump; sudden fall of market price
celebration for the completion of a project
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to wake from a fever-induced delirium
missing out on a scoop that other newspapers reported
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
party appointee in a safe constituency; (lit.) parachute candidate
to press (someone to do something); to make confess
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
the part of the fruit from which the flower has dropped
place where raindrops fall from the eaves
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
undercranking; fast motion
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
cancellation of significant digits
eel going downstream to spawn
burning fallen leaves; autumn leaf burning
rust removal; removing rust; rust remover; rust-removing agent
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
blossoms falling in confusion
"drop the handkerchief" children's game
the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
campaign (by voters) to prevent the election of a candidate
acquisition at an auction
pilcrow; paragraph mark; paragraph sign
tree that has dropped its leaves; bare tree
flush bolt (for a French door, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room; cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom; metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi
pixel defect (on an LCD display, e.g. dead pixel)
utmost limits; to the finish; to the (bitter) end; to the hilt; down to the bedrock
server outage; server failure; server crash
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to slide down (snow, etc.)
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
body drop (judo); body throw
letter dropped in the road; Japanese insect
server outage (e.g. in an online game)
draining water from pipes (for the winter)
cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to fail to do; to make light of; to neglect
to run away; to escape safely
testing one's children by putting them through hardship
desquamation; skin peeling
sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to lose an argument despite being in the right; to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another
falling of the yellow leaves and nuts (in autumn)
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit
to scrape off; to plane off
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
self-exile; going into hiding
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
opening of a new theater (theatre)
opening of a new theater (theatre)
opening of a new theater (theatre)
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; connect-and-die; oiotoshi; position where, even after connecting a group of stones in atari, the group remains in atari and can still be captured without any possibility of saving it
undercranking; fast motion
undercranking; fast motion
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit
to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit
to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
a little stylish; chic; trendy
fashion leader; fashionista
to omit to say; to forget to mention; to leave unsaid
(arch.) Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya); ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
marrying (of a monk); returning to secular life (of a monk)
sake spoilage caused by bacteria
sumiotoshi (judo); corner drop
cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.); snippets; trimmings; cuttings
cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.); snippets; trimmings; cuttings
make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; (lit.) the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)
burning fallen leaves; autumn leaf burning
testing one's children by putting them through hardship
to fail to do; to make light of; to neglect
Gekiochi-kun (melamine foam sponge sold by LEC)
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
place where raindrops fall from the eaves
blossoms falling in confusion
eel going downstream to spawn
to shake down (e.g. nuts from a tree)
to shake down (e.g. nuts from a tree)
lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room; cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom; metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi
lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room; cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom; metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi
lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room; cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom; metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi
server outage; server failure; server crash
poor autumn rice harvest; depressed rice prices in autumn due to a good harvest; deterioration of sake quality through summer aging
bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
calm; composed; settled; fixed; unobtrusive; quiet
calm; composed; settled; fixed; unobtrusive; quiet
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
stylish; smart; tasteful; witty
dividend off; ex dividend
fish going downstream (to spawn); dead fish; fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)
fish going downstream (to spawn); dead fish; fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)
mishearing; failing to catch (something said)
to neglect to make an entry in a ledger
flourishing and declining
to exorcise a fox spirit (from a person)
openhearted; unaffected; free and easy
openhearted; unaffected; free and easy
legend concerning a fugitive clan
scene looking desolate and forlorn
tears streaming down one's cheeks; shedding copious tears
epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction
removing edges; cutting edges
shielding; reverse clipping
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
prize-winning ticket; winning lottery ticket
prize-winning ticket; winning lottery ticket
lakh; 100,000 (Indian numbering system)
light of the evening sun; setting sun
bearish market; declining market
inspection of a completed facility (esp. of radio stations as required under Japanese law); completion inspection
skin stretched on the sides of a biwa
falling weight; drop-weight (e.g. test, impact strength)
falling weight; drop-weight (e.g. test, impact strength)
exfoliation; skin cleansing
exfoliation; skin cleansing
fallen red persimmon leaves
ragequit; quitting an online game in anger (over losing)
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
cart abandonment; leaving an online shopping session without purchasing the goods in the cart
cart abandonment; leaving an online shopping session without purchasing the goods in the cart
sudden fall in stock prices; stock market crash
sudden fall in stock prices; stock market crash
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing; (lit.) to drop one's sword (in the river) and carve (a mark) on the boat (to mark the spot where the sword was dropped)
when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; (lit.) a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass
all returns to dust; (lit.) the fruit of the tree falls to the roots
to lose an argument despite being in the right; to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another
to lose an argument despite being in the right; to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another
being good at dressing fashionably; good dresser
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
issue of social integration of burakumin; burakumin issue; buraku issue
to be chipped off; to be scraped off; to be sliced off
to be chipped off; to be scraped off; to be sliced off
tani otoshi (judo); valley drop throw
tani otoshi (judo); valley drop throw
tani otoshi (judo); valley drop throw
blackmail; extortion; coercion
to scrape off; to shave off; to rub off
to scrape off; to shave off; to rub off
to scrape off; to shave off; to rub off
to scrape off; to shave off; to rub off
to burn down; to collapse in flames; to burn and fall
to burn down; to collapse in flames; to burn and fall
hunting down of defeated soldiers (to kill and loot them)