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飛び降り自殺

see styles
 tobiorijisatsu
    とびおりじさつ
(noun/participle) killing oneself by jumping (e.g. from a tall building); plunging to one's death

Variations:
降ひょう
降雹

see styles
 kouhyou / kohyo
    こうひょう
hailstorm; hail

Variations:
降り口
下り口

see styles
 origuchi; orikuchi
    おりぐち; おりくち
(1) top (of a flight of stairs); (2) exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)

Variations:
降り場
下り場

see styles
 oriba
    おりば
place for alighting (from a bus, ski lift, etc.); drop-off point (e.g. for taxis); getting-off point; disembarkation area; exit ramp

Variations:
降り龍
降り竜

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 kudariryuu; kudariryou / kudariryu; kudariryo
    くだりりゅう; くだりりょう
(See 昇り竜・のぼりりゅう・1) descending dragon

Variations:
降霊会
交霊会

see styles
 koureikai / korekai
    こうれいかい
spiritism session; seance

Variations:
降霊術
交霊術

see styles
 koureijutsu / korejutsu
    こうれいじゅつ
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism

降りみ降らずみ

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 furimifurazumi
    ふりみふらずみ
(expression) raining on and off

Variations:
下って
降って

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 kudatte
    くだって
(conjunction) (1) (humble language) (used in letters when referring to oneself) (See 下る・8) humbly; (conjunction) (2) after a time; later; down to (e.g. "down to present day"); (conjunction) (3) (used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.) followed by; next

Variations:
下り賃
降り賃

see styles
 orichin
    おりちん
{hanaf} folding fee; fee paid to the pot for folding

Variations:
交霊会
降霊会

see styles
 koureikai / korekai
    こうれいかい
spiritism session; seance

Variations:
交霊術
降霊術

see styles
 koureijutsu / korejutsu
    こうれいじゅつ
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism

Variations:
天下る
天降る

see styles
 amakudaru
    あまくだる
(v5r,vi) to descend from heaven

Variations:
御降誕
ご降誕

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 gokoutan / gokotan
    ごこうたん
(noun/participle) (See 降誕) birth (regal); nativity

キリスト降誕祭

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 kirisutokoutansai / kirisutokotansai
    キリストこうたんさい
Christmas

主役から降ろす

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 shuyakukaraorosu
    しゅやくからおろす
(exp,v5s) (obscure) to relieve someone of the leading role

引きずり降ろす

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 hikizuriorosu
    ひきずりおろす
(transitive verb) (1) to drag down; to pull down; (2) to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

引き摺り降ろす

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 hikizuriorosu
    ひきずりおろす
(transitive verb) (1) to drag down; to pull down; (2) to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

引っ張り降ろす

see styles
 hippariorosu
    ひっぱりおろす
(transitive verb) to pull down; to haul down

肩の荷が降りる

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 katanonigaoriru
    かたのにがおりる
(exp,v1) to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

赤血球沈降速度

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 sekkekkyuuchinkousokudo / sekkekkyuchinkosokudo
    せっけっきゅうちんこうそくど
erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR

順方向電圧降下

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 junhoukoudenatsukouka / junhokodenatsukoka
    じゅんほうこうでんあつこうか
forward voltage drop (e.g. in a semiconductor)

鷲は舞い降りた

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 washihamaiorita
    わしはまいおりた
(work) The Eagle Has Landed (1975 novel by Jack Higgins); (wk) The Eagle Has Landed (1975 novel by Jack Higgins)

Variations:
降伏(P)
降服

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 koufuku / kofuku
    こうふく
(noun/participle) (1) capitulation; surrender; submission; (2) {engr} (See 降伏強度) yield

Variations:
降り込む
降込む

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 furikomu
    ふりこむ
(v5m,vi) to be blown in (e.g. rain); to sweep in

降っても照っても

see styles
 futtemotettemo
    ふってもてっても
(expression) rain or shine

Variations:
下す(P)
降す

see styles
 kudasu
    くだす
(transitive verb) (1) to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; (transitive verb) (2) to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order; (transitive verb) (3) to let go down; to lower; (transitive verb) (4) (See 手を下す・1) to do oneself; to do by oneself; (transitive verb) (5) to beat; to defeat; (transitive verb) (6) to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea; (transitive verb) (7) to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body; (suf,v5s) (8) (after -masu stem of verb) to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping

Variations:
下り(P)
降り

see styles
 kudari
    くだり
(1) down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) down-slope; downward going; (adj-no,n) (3) downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); (n,n-pref) (4) (ant: 上り・4) downstream; downhill

Variations:
下る(P)
降る

see styles
 kudaru
    くだる
(v5r,vi) (1) to descend; to go down; to come down; (v5r,vi) (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); (v5r,vi) (3) to pass (of time); (v5r,vi) (4) to surrender; to capitulate; (v5r,vi) (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; (v5r,vi) (6) (also written as 瀉る) (See 腹が下る) to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (v5r,vi) (7) to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body; (v5r,vi) (8) (archaism) to depreciate oneself; to be humble

Variations:
以降(P)
已降

see styles
 ikou / iko
    いこう
(n,adv) on and after; from ... onward; since

Variations:
霜降月
霜降り月

see styles
 shimofurizuki
    しもふりづき
(See 霜月) eleventh lunar month

雨降って地固まる

see styles
 amefuttejikatamaru
    あめふってじかたまる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains

霧降高原有料道路

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 kirifurikougenyuuryoudouro / kirifurikogenyuryodoro
    きりふりこうげんゆうりょうどうろ
(place-name) Kirifurikougenyūryōdōro

Variations:
降り出す
降りだす

see styles
 furidasu
    ふりだす
(v5s,vi) to begin to rain; to begin to snow

Variations:
霜降り(P)
霜降

see styles
 shimofuri
    しもふり
(adj-no,n) (1) speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); (2) (See 霜降り肉) marbling (of beef); (3) (abbreviation) (See 霜降り作り) (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; (4) (orig. meaning) formation of frost

Variations:
飛び下り
飛び降り

see styles
 tobiori
    とびおり
jumping off

子供騒げば雨が降る

see styles
 kodomosawagebaamegafuru / kodomosawagebamegafuru
    こどもさわげばあめがふる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (traditional belief) if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain

Variations:
降り積もる
降積もる

see styles
 furitsumoru
    ふりつもる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

降伏一切大魔最勝成就


降伏一切大魔最胜成就

see styles
xiáng fú yī qiè dà mó zuì shèng chéng jiù
    xiang2 fu2 yi1 qie4 da4 mo2 zui4 sheng4 cheng2 jiu4
hsiang fu i ch`ieh ta mo tsui sheng ch`eng chiu
    hsiang fu i chieh ta mo tsui sheng cheng chiu
 gōbuku issai daima saishō jōjû
ultimate victory in the surrender of all great demons has been attained

Variations:
天下り(P)
天降り

see styles
 amakudari
    あまくだり
(noun/participle) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (noun/participle) (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (noun/participle) (3) (orig. meaning) descent from heaven

Variations:
雨降り(P)
雨ふり

see styles
 amefuri
    あめふり
(1) rainfall; rainy weather; (can be adjective with の) (2) rainy; wet

Variations:
雨降らし
雨虎
雨降

see styles
 amefurashi; amefurashi
    あめふらし; アメフラシ
(kana only) sea hare (esp. species Aplysia kurodai)

Variations:
舞い降りる
舞降りる

see styles
 maioriru
    まいおりる
(v1,vi) to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

猫耳を洗うと雨が降る

see styles
 nekomimioarautoamegafuru
    ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる
(expression) (obscure) (proverb) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

Variations:
降り込める
降り籠める

see styles
 furikomeru
    ふりこめる
(transitive verb) to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors

Variations:
雨降り星
雨降星
畢宿

see styles
 amefuriboshi
    あめふりぼし
(See 畢) Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Variations:
上がり下り
上がり降り

see styles
 agariori
    あがりおり
(noun/participle) going up and down; ascent and descent

Variations:
滑り降りる
滑り下りる

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 suberioriru
    すべりおりる
(Ichidan verb) to slide down; to slip down

Variations:
這い降りる
這い下りる

see styles
 haioriru
    はいおりる
(v1,vi) to climb down; to crawl down

ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降る

see styles
 nekomimioarautoamegafuru
    ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる
(expression) (obscure) (proverb) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

猫が顔を洗うと雨が降る

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 nekogakaooarautoamegafuru
    ねこがかおをあらうとあめがふる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (traditional belief) if a cat washes its face, rain is coming

雨の降る日は天気が悪い

see styles
 amenofuruhihatenkigawarui
    あめのふるひはてんきがわるい
(expression) (idiom) water is wet; on days when it rains, the weather is bad

Variations:
降伏(P)
降服(rK)

see styles
 koufuku / kofuku
    こうふく
(n,vs,vi) (1) surrender; capitulation; submission; (2) {engr} yield

Variations:
降り始める
降りはじめる

see styles
 furihajimeru
    ふりはじめる
(v1,vi) to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

Variations:
以降(P)
已降(rK)

see styles
 ikou / iko
    いこう
(n,adv) on and after; from ... onward; since

清水の舞台から飛び降りる

see styles
 kiyomizunobutaikaratobioriru
    きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple

雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

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 amegafurougayarigafurouga / amegafurogayarigafuroga
    あめがふろうがやりがふろうが
(expression) (idiom) (See 雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと) come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall

雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと

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 amegafuroutoyarigafurouto / amegafurotoyarigafuroto
    あめがふろうとやりがふろうと
(expression) (idiom) (See 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが) come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall

Variations:
降りる(P)
下りる(P)

see styles
 oriru
    おりる
(v1,vi) (1) (esp. 下りる) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (v1,vi) (2) (esp. 降りる) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (v1,vi) (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold; (v1,vi) (4) (esp. 下りる) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (v1,vi) (5) (esp. 降りる) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (v1,vi) (6) (esp. 下りる) (See 下り物) to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

Variations:
降り口
下り口
降口
下口

see styles
 origuchi; orikuchi
    おりぐち; おりくち
(1) top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); (2) (See 乗り口・1) exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)

Variations:
降りしく
降り敷く
降敷く

see styles
 furishiku
    ふりしく
(v5k,vi) (See 散り敷く) to lie scattered; to be strewn with; to be covered with

Variations:
土砂降り(P)
どしゃ降り

see styles
 doshaburi
    どしゃぶり
downpour; pouring rain; cloudburst; pelting rain; heavy rain

Variations:
降りそぼつ
降り濡つ
降濡つ

see styles
 furisobotsu
    ふりそぼつ
(v5t,vi) (archaism) to be drenched (from the rain, etc.)

Variations:
降り注ぐ
降りそそぐ
降注ぐ

see styles
 furisosogu
    ふりそそぐ
(v5g,vi) to rain incessantly; to downpour

Variations:
天下り(P)
天降り(rK)

see styles
 amakudari
    あまくだり
(n,vs,vi) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (n,vs,vi) (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (n,vs,vi) (3) (orig. meaning) descent from heaven

Variations:
神降ろし
神おろし
神下ろし

see styles
 kamioroshi; kamioroshi
    かみおろし; カミオロシ
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Shinto} invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Shinto} (See 巫女・みこ・2) medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

Variations:
雪下ろし
雪降ろし
雪おろし

see styles
 yukioroshi
    ゆきおろし
(n,vs,vi) (1) wind blowing snow down a mountain; (n,vs,vi) (2) removing snow from the roof of a house

天から降ったか地から湧いたか

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 tenkarafuttakachikarawaitaka
    てんからふったかちからわいたか
(expression) (idiom) (appearing) out of nowhere; as if one had fallen from the sky or sprung from the ground

菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經


菩萨从兜术天降神母胎说广普经

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pú sà cóng dōu shù tiān jiàng shén mǔ tāi shuō guǎng pǔ jīng
    pu2 sa4 cong2 dou1 shu4 tian1 jiang4 shen2 mu3 tai1 shuo1 guang3 pu3 jing1
p`u sa ts`ung tou shu t`ien chiang shen mu t`ai shuo kuang p`u ching
    pu sa tsung tou shu tien chiang shen mu tai shuo kuang pu ching
 Bosatsu jūtojutsu tengōjinmotai setsukō fukyō
Pusa cong Doushoutian jiang shenmutai shuo guangpu jing

釋迦牟尼佛成道在菩提樹降魔讚


释迦牟尼佛成道在菩提树降魔讚

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shì jiā mù ní fó chéng dào zài pú tí shù jiàng mó zàn
    shi4 jia1 mu4 ni2 fo2 cheng2 dao4 zai4 pu2 ti2 shu4 jiang4 mo2 zan4
shih chia mu ni fo ch`eng tao tsai p`u t`i shu chiang mo tsan
    shih chia mu ni fo cheng tao tsai pu ti shu chiang mo tsan
 Shakamuni butsujōdō zai bodaiju gōma san
Hymn to Śakyamūṇi's Path to Buddhahood Under the Bodhi Tree, and His Triumph over Māra

Variations:
主役から降ろす
主役から下ろす

see styles
 shuyakukaraorosu
    しゅやくからおろす
(exp,v5s) (rare) to relieve someone of the leading role

Variations:
引っ張り下ろす
引っ張り降ろす

see styles
 hippariorosu
    ひっぱりおろす
(transitive verb) to pull down; to haul down

金剛手菩薩降伏一切部多大教王經


金刚手菩萨降伏一切部多大教王经

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jīn gāng shǒu pú sà jiàng fú yī qiè bù duō dà jiào wáng jīng
    jin1 gang1 shou3 pu2 sa4 jiang4 fu2 yi1 qie4 bu4 duo1 da4 jiao4 wang2 jing1
chin kang shou p`u sa chiang fu i ch`ieh pu to ta chiao wang ching
    chin kang shou pu sa chiang fu i chieh pu to ta chiao wang ching
 Kongōshu bosatsu gobuku issai buta daikyōō kyō
Vajrapaṇi Bodhisattvās Exorcist of the Bhūtas: Great King of Tantras

降り懸かる火の粉は払わねばならぬ

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 furikakaruhinokohaharawanebanaranu
    ふりかかるひのこははらわねばならぬ
(expression) (proverb) you must protect yourself against any possible dangers

Variations:
下ろし
降ろし
卸し
卸(io)

see styles
 oroshi
    おろし
(n-suf,n) (1) dropping; unloading; removing; (2) grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; (3) (abbreviation) (See おろし金) grater; (4) using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

Variations:
降り込む
降込む
降りこむ(sK)

see styles
 furikomu
    ふりこむ
(v5m,vi) to come in (of rain or snow); to be blown in

Variations:
上げ下ろし
揚降
揚げ卸し(rK)

see styles
 ageoroshi
    あげおろし
(noun, transitive verb) (1) raising and lowering; (noun, transitive verb) (2) loading and unloading (cargo); (noun, transitive verb) (3) (colloquialism) praising and criticizing

Variations:
飛び降り自殺
飛降り自殺
飛降自殺

see styles
 tobiorijisatsu
    とびおりじさつ
(noun/participle) suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)

Variations:
降りしきる
降り頻る
降頻る(io)

see styles
 furishikiru
    ふりしきる
(v5r,vi) to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

Variations:
筆おろし
筆下ろし
筆降ろし(iK)

see styles
 fudeoroshi
    ふでおろし
(noun/participle) (1) using a new brush for the first time; (noun/participle) (2) doing something for the first time; (noun/participle) (3) man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

Variations:
軍門に下る
軍門に降る
軍門にくだる

see styles
 gunmonnikudaru
    ぐんもんにくだる
(exp,v5r) to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede

Variations:
下ろす(P)
降ろす(P)
下す(io)

see styles
 orosu
    おろす
(transitive verb) (1) to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat); (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 降ろす) to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge; (transitive verb) (3) to withdraw (money); (transitive verb) (4) to use for the first time; to wear for the first time; (transitive verb) (5) to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches); (transitive verb) (6) (esp. 降ろす) to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop; (transitive verb) (7) to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down; (transitive verb) (8) (See 堕ろす) to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus); (transitive verb) (9) to invoke (a spirit); to call down

Variations:
吹き降り
吹降(io)
吹降り(io)

see styles
 fukiburi
    ふきぶり
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain

Variations:
降りしきる
降り頻る(rK)
降頻る(sK)

see styles
 furishikiru
    ふりしきる
(v5r,vi) to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down

Variations:
土砂降り(P)
どしゃ降り
ドシャ降り

see styles
 doshaburi(土砂ri, doshari)(p); doshaburi(doshari)
    どしゃぶり(土砂降り, どしゃ降り)(P); ドシャぶり(ドシャ降り)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

Variations:
幕を下ろす
幕を降ろす
幕をおろす(sK)

see styles
 makuoorosu
    まくをおろす
(exp,v5s) (1) (See 幕を閉じる・1) to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); (exp,v5s) (2) (See 幕を閉じる・2) to come to an end; to finish

Variations:
振り下ろす
振りおろす
振り降ろす(iK)

see styles
 furiorosu
    ふりおろす
(transitive verb) to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

Variations:
荷下ろし
荷卸し
荷卸
荷おろし
荷降ろし

see styles
 nioroshi
    におろし
(noun/participle) unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge

Variations:
霜が降りる
霜がおりる(sK)
霜が下りる(sK)

see styles
 shimogaoriru
    しもがおりる
(exp,v1) to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost

Variations:
ザーザー降り
ざーざー降り
ざあざあ降り

see styles
 zaazaaburi(zaazaari); zaazaaburi(zaazaari); zaazaaburi(zaazaari) / zazaburi(zazari); zazaburi(zazari); zazaburi(zazari)
    ザーザーぶり(ザーザー降り); ざーざーぶり(ざーざー降り); ざあざあぶり(ざあざあ降り)
downpour; drenching rain

Variations:
霜降り作り
霜降作り
霜降り造り
霜降造り

see styles
 shimofurizukuri
    しもふりづくり
(See 霜降り・3) fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water

Variations:
下り立つ
降り立つ
おり立つ
下立つ
降立つ

see styles
 oritatsu
    おりたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to go down and stand; (v5t,vi) (2) to alight; to get down

Variations:
引き下ろす
引下ろす
引きおろす
引き降ろす

see styles
 hikiorosu
    ひきおろす
(transitive verb) to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone

Variations:
幕を下ろす
幕を降ろす
幕をおろす
幕を下す(io)

see styles
 makuoorosu
    まくをおろす
(exp,v5s) (See 幕を閉じる・まくをとじる) to come to an end; to lower the curtain

Variations:
猫耳を洗うと雨が降る
ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降る

see styles
 nekomimioarautoamegafuru
    ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる
(exp,v5r) (rare) (proverb) (traditional belief) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

Variations:
腰を下ろす
腰をおろす
腰を降ろす
腰を下す(io)

see styles
 koshioorosu
    こしをおろす
(exp,v5s) (See 腰を上げる・1) to sit down

Variations:
飛び下りる(P)
飛び降りる(P)
跳び降りる
飛降りる

see styles
 tobioriru
    とびおりる
(v1,vi) to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

Variations:
上り下り(P)
昇り降り
登り下り
登り降り
上り降り
昇り下り

see styles
 noborikudari(p); noboriori
    のぼりくだり(P); のぼりおり
(noun/participle) going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

Variations:
降り立つ
下り立つ
降りたつ
おり立つ(sK)
下立つ(sK)
降立つ(sK)

see styles
 oritatsu
    おりたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to go down and stand; (v5t,vi) (2) to alight; to get down

Variations:
肩の荷が下りる
肩の荷がおりる
肩の荷が降りる
肩のにがおりる

see styles
 katanonigaoriru
    かたのにがおりる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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