おとす

落 とす

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind

    • 彼は花瓶を落とした。
      He dropped a vase.
    • 道の途中で鍵を落としたに違いない。
      I must have lost my key along the way.

  2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape

    • トニーはシャツを脱いで、それでピアノのよごれを落としました。
      Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.

  3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)

    • 昨年彼は期末の２科目を落とした。
      Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.

  4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    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

    • そのスキャンダルが彼の評判を落とした。
      The scandal detracted from his reputation.
    • ほっそい道にほとんどスピードを落とさず、走りこんだ。「近道なんですよ」「ってここ、あぜ道〜〜〜っ！」
      We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"

  5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    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

  6. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to download, to copy from a computer to another medium

    • 日本語のソフトを落とすコツ・いいサイトありませんか？
      Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?

  7. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to make someone swoon (judo)

  8. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)

  9. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

  10. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
    colloquial