落とす (otosu)

Meaning

1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid)
2. 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
3. to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
4. 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
5. 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

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