とす
otosu

Godan Verb (su)

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

Transitive
かれ花瓶 かびん とした。
karewa kabin'o otoshita.
He dropped a vase.
みち途中 とちゅう かぎ としたに ちがいない。
michino tochūde kagio otoshitani chigainai.
I must have lost my key along the way.
Godan Verb (su)

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; to secretly let escape

Transitive
トニーはシャツを いで、それでピアノのよごれを としました。
toniiwa shatsuo nuide sorede pianono yogoreo otoshimashita.
Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.
Godan Verb (su)

3. to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)

Transitive
昨年 さくねん かれ期末 きまつ 科目 かもく とした。
sakunen karewa kimatsuno nikamokuo otoshita.
Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.
Godan Verb (su)

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; to fall into straitened circumstances

Transitive
ほっそい みちにほとんどスピードを とさず、走 はしりこんだ。「近道 ちかみちなんですよ」「ってここ、あぜ みち〜〜〜っ!」
hossoidōni hotondo supiidō otosazu hashirikonda."chikamichina ndesuyo" "tte koko azemichi'
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
そのスキャンダルが かれ評判 ひょうばん とした。
sono sukyandaruga kareno hyōban'o otoshita.
The scandal detracted from his reputation.
Godan Verb (su)

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; to press for a confession; to deal with

Transitive
Godan Verb (su)

6. to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

Transitive
Computing
日本 にっぽん のソフトを とすコツ・いいサイトありませんか?
nihongono sofutō otosu kotsui·i saito arimasenka
Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
Godan Verb (su)

7. to make someone swoon (judo)

Transitive
Martial Arts
Godan Verb (su)

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

Transitive
Godan Verb (su)

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

Transitive
Godan Verb (su)

10. to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

Transitive
Colloquial
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