| 世に遅れる | [よにおくれる, yoniokureru] (exp,v1) to fall behind the times |
| 劣る | [おとる, otoru] (v5r,vi) to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind; (P) |
| 後手に回る;後手にまわる | [ごてにまわる, gotenimawaru] (exp,v5r) to be forestalled; to fall behind |
| 落ちる(P);堕ちる;墜ちる;落る(io) | [おちる, ochiru] (v1,vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) (See 狐が落ちる・きつねがおちる) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) (See 恋に落ちる・こいにおちる,眠りに落ちる・ねむりにおちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) (See 腑に落ちない・ふにおちない) to consent; to understand; (17) {comp} to crash; to freeze; (18) (of animals) to die; (19) (of fish when it gets cold) to move to the depths; (P) |
| 落ち零れる | [おちこぼれる, ochikoboreru] (v1) (sens) to leave something behind; to fall behind; to fall short; to drop out |
| 遅れる(P);後れる | [おくれる, okureru] (v1,vi) (See 遅刻) to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue; (P) |
| 遅れを取る;後れを取る;遅れをとる;後れをとる | [おくれをとる, okurewotoru] (exp,v5r) to fall behind; to be beaten; to be defeated |