落とす

Meaning

1. v5svt
   to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
2. v5svt
   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
3. v5svt
   to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
4. v5svt
   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
5. v5svt
   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. v5svt
   to download; to copy from a computer to another medium
7. v5svt
   to make someone swoon (judo)
8. v5svt
   to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
9. v5svt
   to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
10. v5svt
    to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

Example sentences

• １００万人の人々がその戦争で命を落とした。

  One million people lost their lives in the war.

• 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?

• 車の速度を落とす装置（ハンプや狭さく）について、意見があったら書いてください。

  If you have any opinions concerning traffic calming devices (humps, curb extensions, etc.) please write them.