fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
落 centers on downward motion or settling: falling, dropping, or coming down. The village/hamlet sense is a distinct application, referring to a settled place where people have come to rest.
落 combines 艹 (grass) with 洛, which likely contributes the sound. The original idea may relate to leaves or things falling from plants, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Grass 艹 on top of 洛: picture leaves falling from a plant into water below, settling down.
For ラク, imagine a rock falling and landing with a thud: rock -> ラク, and the rock drops down.
slip; omission
to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
stylish; fashionable; trendy; chic; smartly dressed; careful about one's appearance
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax
fall; drop; descent; coming down
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election
calmness; composure; presence of mind
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
settlement; village; community; town
fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
successful bid; winning a tender
joke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay
dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside; desertion
to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits
depravity; corruption; degradation
subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in
hamlet; subunit of village
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
pitfall; trap; pit
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
paragraph
lightning strike; lightning bolt
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission; oversight; lapse
collapse; break; cave-in; crash
fallen scraps; scatterings
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election)
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
reactionary fall (e.g. in stock prices)
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together
fall; decline; slump
oversight; omission
to dress stylishly
calm; composed; cool
rakugo story teller; comic story teller