流す

Meaning

1. v5svt
   to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill
2. v5svt
   to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift
3. v5svt
   to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away
4. v5svt
   to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)
5. v5svt
   to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute
6. v5svi
   to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place
7. v5svt
   to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill)
8. v5svt
   to forfeit (a pawn)
9. v5svi
   to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly
10. v5svt
    to exile; to banish
11. v5svt
    to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
12. sufv5s
    to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing
13. v5svt
    to cause a miscarriage; to abort

Example sentences

• 「あっそ」と流すのもよし、本気にするのもよし。

  You can let it slide with a "oh?" or you can take it seriously.

• 「もう俺たちの邪魔をしないなら、今までのことは水に流してやってもいいけど？」「やけに寛大なんだな・・・」

  "If you don't get in our way any more, I could see my way to letting bygones be bygones." "That's remarkably generous ..."

• もちろん冗談と思って彼は「あっそ」と流していましたけどかなり嫌だったそうです。ってゆうか冗談でもそんなこと言うな！

  Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!