1. to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way

2. to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down

3. to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)

4. to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)

5. to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)

6. to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner

7. to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing

8. to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

9. to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low) (also written as 堕ちる)

10. to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell) (also written as 堕ちる)

11. to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)

12. to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)

13. to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)

14. to give in

15. to confess; to own up

16. to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)

17. to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee

18. to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)

19. to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated

20. to come in (of money)

21. to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)

22. to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious

23. to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash

25. to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)

26. to die (of an animal)

27. to strike (of lightning)