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流す ながす N3

  1. to drain; to flush; to let flow; to pour; to run; to shed (blood, tears); to spill
  2. to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift
  3. to carry away; to sweep away; to wash away
  4. to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)
  5. to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to distribute; to spread
  6. to cruise (of a taxi); to go from place to place; to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.)
  7. to call off; to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to reject (e.g. a bill)
  8. to forfeit (a pawn)
  9. to do effortlessly; to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease
  10. to banish; to exile
  11. to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
  12. to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing
  13. to abort; to cause a miscarriage

押し流す おしながす

  1. to carry away; to sweep away; to wash away

受け流す うけながす

  1. to dodge; to elude; to evade; to fend off (e.g. a question); to turn aside (e.g. a joke); to ward off (e.g. an attack)

書き流す かきながす

  1. to write off

垂れ流す たれながす

  1. to discharge (e.g. effluent)

洗い流す あらいながす

  1. to rinse off; to wash away

読み流す よみながす

  1. to read smoothly; to skim

聞き流す ききながす

  1. to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other; to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of

浮き名を流す うきなをながす

  1. to get a reputation as a philanderer

噂を流す うわさをながす

  1. to spread rumors; to spread rumours
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