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降る, ふる
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 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
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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子供騒げば雨が降る, こどもさわげばあめがふる
Expression, Godan verb, Proverb, traditional belief
if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain
猫耳を洗うと雨が降る, ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降る, ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる
Expression, Godan verb, Rare, Proverb, traditional belief
if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
猫が顔を洗うと雨が降る, ねこがかおをあらうとあめがふる
Expression, Godan verb, Proverb, traditional belief
if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
雨の降る日は天気が悪い, あめのふるひはてんきがわるい
Expression, Idiomatic expression
water is wet, on days when it rains, the weather is bad
軍門に下る, 軍門に降る, 軍門にくだる, ぐんもんにくだる
Expression, Godan verb
to capitulate, to surrender, to submit to, to concede