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下る
くだる
(1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
私
わたくし
I (formal), myself, private affairsjlpt5
耳にする
みみにする
to hear, to hear by chance, to hear by accident, to catch (the sound)suru