Collapse and Settle

Collapse

Collapse verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.

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Settle and collapse are semantically related. in cave in topic. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Collapse".

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

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Collapse and settle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead a verb "Settle".

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

way	collapse way	settle way
world	collapse world	settle world
game	collapse game	settle game
planet	collapse planet	settle planet
Other words: moon, city, times, island.

Plus, the aforementioned shrine maiden is a Barrier Maiden whose death would cause Gensoukyou to collapse, forcing everyone to engage in nonlethal Danmaku duels to settle disputes, because otherwise she could abuse her privileged status.

Source: Crapsaccharine World
A more likely explanation is that Crunchyroll yanked the 5cm/s license at a point when no one knew who actually owned what of ADV's assets and figured it would be easier to just commission a new dub rather than wait for the debris from ADV's collapse to settle.

Source: Dueling Dubs

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