to drop (tr.)
—
to lose
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme | otosu (落とす) | |
| Meaning 1 | to drop something | sono furueru te kara otoshita magukappu (その震える手から落としたマグカップ) the cup she dropped from her trembling hands |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to lose | hamabe de otoshita kikinzoku o sagasu (浜辺で落とした貴金属を探す) to look for [things] of valuable metal lost on the beach |
| Reference | BCCWJ | |
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