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Godan verb, transitive verb

1. to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat).
2. to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge. Esp. 降ろす.
3. to withdraw (money).
4. to use for the first time, to wear for the first time.
5. to cut off, to filet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches).
6. to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop. Esp. 降ろす.
7. to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down.
8. to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus).
9. to invoke (a spirit), to call down.