overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
倒 centers on something upright losing its position: falling over, collapsing, or being overthrown. The idea extends naturally to dropping or breaking down from a stable state.
倒 combines 亻 (person) with 到, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of arriving or reaching. The compound suggests a person arriving at a fallen or overturned state.
A person 亻 arrives 到 at a tipping point and falls over. Picture someone leaning too far and collapsing.
For トウ, imagine a tall tower toppling over: tower -> トウ, and the person beside it falls as it collapses.
trouble; bother
to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat)
overwhelming
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely
fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
destruction; collapse; crumbling
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; having great esteem for
perversion
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body
fallen tree
fainting; swooning
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy