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Descent [下り]

Descent
the act of changing your location in a downward direction
[()··]
sagaru
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[さが()·]
sagaru

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower
  2. to hang; to dangle
  3. to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire
  4. to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
  5. to get closer to the present day
  6. to go south (in Kyoto)
[()·らく()]
geraku
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. depreciation; decline; fall; slump
[かん()·ぼつ()]
kanbotsu
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
[きゅう()·こう()·()]
kyuukouka
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
[こう()·()]
kouka
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. descent; fall; drop; (atmospheric) depression
  2. passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
[てい()·()]
teika
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
[らっ()·()]
rakka
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. fall; drop; descent; coming down
[()··]
sagari
noun, noun, used as a suffix

English Meanings:

noun
  1. fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward)
  2. string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt
  3. food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs (usu. as お下がり)
  4. leaving (one's master's place for home)
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. a little after ...
[とう()·()]
touka
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. throwing down; dropping; airdrop
  2. investment

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