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落とし, 落し, おとし
1. dropping, losing
2. missing item, something one forgot to write down
See 落とす・2
3. cleaning, removing, ridding
4. trap
5. wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed
落とす, 落す, おとす
Conjugated: 落とし
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
3. to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
4. 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
5. 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
彼は花瓶を落とした。
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引き落とし, 引き落し, 引落とし, 引落, ひきおとし
1. debit, withdrawal
Sumo term
2. pulling (one's opponent) down, frontal pull-down, hiki-otoshi
逆落とし, さか落とし, 逆落し, さかおとし
1. dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice
2. downhill rush, plunging down a precipice
落とし子, 落し子, おとしご
1. nobleman's illegitimate child
2. product (of e.g. war), offspring, aftermath
落とし前, 落し前, おとしまえ
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder), money paid to settle a dispute
切り落とし, 切り落し, 切落し, 切落とし, きりおとし
1. leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.), shaved meat, end pieces
2. clipping
落とし込む, 落としこむ, 落し込む, おとしこむ
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.)
2. to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods)
3. to drop into something (e.g. a bag)
4. to entice, to lure, to tempt, to deceive, to trick
落とし掛け, 落とし懸け, 落し掛け, 落し懸け, おとしがけ
1. lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room
2. cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom
See 火鉢
3. metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi
追い落とし, 追い落し, 追落とし, 追落し, おいおとし
1. chasing down, pushing down, deposing, ousting
go (game)
2. sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing
泣き落とし, 泣き落し, 泣落し, 泣落とし, なきおとし
See 泣き落とす
persuasion by tears, using tears to get one's way, sob story
裁ち落とし, 裁ち落し, 裁落とし, 断ち落とし, たちおとし
1. cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.)
2. snippets, trimmings, cuttings