狐が落ちる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 狐が落ちる | 狐が落ちない |
| Polite | 狐が落ちます | 狐が落ちません |
| Past polite | 狐が落ちました | 狐が落ちませんでした |
| Past | 狐が落ちた | 狐が落ちなかった |
| Te-form | 狐が落ちて | 狐が落ちないで |
| Desire | 狐が落ちたい | 狐が落ちたくない |
| Potential | 狐が落ちられるalso 狐が落ちれる | 狐が落ちられないalso 狐が落ちれない |
| Passive | 狐が落ちられる | 狐が落ちられない |
| Causative | 狐が落ちさせる | 狐が落ちさせない |
| Causative passive | 狐が落ちさせられる | 狐が落ちさせられない |
| Volitional | 狐が落ちよう | |
| Polite volitional | 狐が落ちましょう | |
| Imperative | 狐が落ちろ | 狐が落ちるな |
| Conditional | 狐が落ちれば | 狐が落ちなければ |
| Tara conditional | 狐が落ちたら | 狐が落ちなかったら |
to be released from fox possession; to cease being possessed by a fox spirit
Idiomatic expression referring to the traditional belief that a person possessed by a fox spirit (狐憑き) becomes free from its influence. Often used figuratively to describe someone suddenly returning to their senses or snapping out of an obsession.
Thanks to the exorcist, she came back to her senses as if released from fox possession.
Even though he was so obsessed, he suddenly lost interest as if the fox spirit had left him.