[おとす, otosu] (v5s, vt) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (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; (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (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; (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; (6) { comp } to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (7) { MA } to make someone swoon (judo); (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting); (P) #10232
[apurikanto] (n) applicant
[おうぼしゃ, oubosha] (n) (See 志願者, 出願者) applicant
[ねがいぬし, negainushi] (n) applicant; person who prays
[きぼうしゃ, kibousha] (n) applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party
[きゅうしょくがかり, kyuushokugakari] (n) applicant interviewer
[きゅうしょくしゃ, kyuushokusha] (n) job applicant
[きょうそうりつ, kyousouritsu] (n) ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
[こうほしゃ, kouhosha] (n) candidate; applicant
[ごうかくしゃ, goukakusha] (n) successful applicant
[ごうかくりつ, goukakuritsu] (n) ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
[さしょうしんせいじん, sashoushinseijin] (n) visa applicant
[さいようせんこう, saiyousenkou] (n) employment screening; employment selection (for job applicants)
[しがんしゃ, shigansha] (n) (See 出願者, 応募者) applicant; candidate
[しぼうしゃ, shibousha] (n) candidate; applicant
[しゅうしょくきぼうしゃ, shuushokukibousha] (n) applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter
[しゅつがんしゃ, shutsugansha] (n) (See 志願者, 出願人, 応募者) applicant
[しゅつがんにん, shutsugannin] (n) (See 出願者) applicant
[もうしこみしゃ, moushikomisha] (n) applicant
[もうしこみにん, moushikominin] (n) applicant
[しんせいしゃ, shinseisha] (n) applicant
[しんせいじん, shinseijin] (n) applicant
[だいがくぜんにゅうじだい, daigakuzennyuujidai] (exp) era in which university places outnumber university applicants; era of declining enrollment
[にゅうがくしがんしゃ, nyuugakushigansha] (n) applicants for admission