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下り, 降り, くだり
1. down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route
May take 'no'
2. down-slope, downward going
3. downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)
Noun, used as a prefix, Antonym: 上り・4
4. downstream, downhill
ここの下りも手掛かりがないので危険だ。
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降る, ふる
Conjugated: 降り
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down
2. to form (of frost)
3. to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in
4. to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
シカゴのあたりでは雨が降っていました。
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下る, 降る, くだる
Conjugated: 降り
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to descend, to go down, to come down
2. to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3. to pass (of time)
4. to surrender, to capitulate
often in neg. form
5. to be less than, to be inferior to
山を下ったところに学校がある。
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降りる, 下りる, おりる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, esp. 下りる
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down
esp. 降りる
2. to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount
3. to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold
4. to be granted, to be issued, to be given
5. to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)
今朝は露が降りた。
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飛び降りる, 飛び下りる, 跳び下りる, とびおりる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to jump down, to leap down, to jump off, to leap off
３人の男が飛び降り、古い芝刈り機をトラックと地面にかけた板で降ろした。
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雨降り, あめふり
1. rainfall, rainy weather, rain
May take 'no'
2. rainy, wet
私たちは雨降りにもかかわらず、外出した。
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本降り, ほんぶり
heavy rainfall, heavy snowfall, steady rainfall, downpour, raining in earnest
雨は本降りになってきた。
乗り降り, のりおり
Takes suru, Intransitive
getting on and off (a vehicle), boarding and alighting
私たちは、ここでバスを乗り降りします。
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霜降り, 霜降, しもふり
May take 'no'
1. speckled with white, salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
See 霜降り肉
2. marbling (of beef)
See 霜降り作り, Abbreviation
3. (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
orig. meaning
4. formation of frost
日本の牛は広範囲に霜降りがある。
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降り口, 下り口, 降口, 下口, おりぐち, おりくち
1. top (of a flight of stairs), end (of a moving walkway)
See 乗り口・1
2. exit door (e.g. of a bus), steps down (from a bus, etc.)
降り場, 下り場, おりば
place for alighting (from a bus, ski lift, etc.), drop-off point (e.g. for taxis), getting-off point, disembarkation area, exit ramp
降りしきる, 降り頻る, ふりしきる
Godan verb, Intransitive
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.), to fall hard, to fall heavily, to pour down
雪が降りしきっている。
降り立つ, 下り立つ, 降りたつ, おりたつ
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to go down and stand
2. to alight, to get down
その宇宙飛行士は月に降り立つのを見られた。
降りしく, 降り敷く, 降敷く, ふりしく
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 散り敷く
to lie scattered, to be strewn with, to be covered with
降り積む, ふりつむ
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 降り積もる, Poetical term
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow), to lie thick
降りかかる, 降り掛かる, 降り懸かる, 振りかかる, ふりかかる
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to fall (on), to rain down, to shower down
2. to befall, to happen (to)
降り積もる, ふりつもる
Godan verb, Intransitive
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow), to lie thick
雪がしんしんと降り積もる・・・オレの体に。