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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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わけではありません, 訳ではありません
Expression, See 訳ではない・わけではない, Usually in kana
it does not mean that ..., I don't mean that ..., it is not the case that...