[くだける, kudakeru](v1, vi) (1) to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; (2) to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); (3) to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable; (4) to become easy to understand (e.g. a story); (5) to be worried; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[まく, maku](v5k, vt) (1) to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew; (2) to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); (3) to give the slip; to throw off; to shake off; to lose; (P)[Add to Longdo]