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流す

ながす

Common

Meanings

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

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