落ちる
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Meanings
- to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way
- to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down
- to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind)
- to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of)
- to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)
- to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner
- to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing
- to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful
- to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low)
- to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell)
- to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
- to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill)
- to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick)
- to give in
- to confess, to own up
- to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end)
- to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee
- to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart)
- to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated
- to come in (of money)
- to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
- to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious
- to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash
- to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline
- to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
- to die (of an animal)
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Example sentences
An apple fell from the tree.
I'm very sad because I failed the exam.
The stain on this shirt won't come out easily.
The evening sun is sinking beyond the mountains.
Lately, the server for this service crashes often.
Related words
character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
to get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
View detailsimportant, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
View detailsto get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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View detailsto wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up; to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf; to conceal (a feeling), to hide; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
View detailsMetropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture; counter for cities and towns; capital
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