流れ

Meaning

1. n
   flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
2. n
   flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency
3. n
   course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process
4. n
   group of people who remain together after the end of an event
5. n
   descent; ancestry; school
6. n
   forfeiture; foreclosure
7. n
   cancellation
8. n
   drifting; wandering; roaming

Example sentences

• こういう流れになると結局、どんぐりの背比べになる。

  Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.

• マックで軽く昼食をとって、スタバでコーヒーを飲んで、しゃぶしゃぶをしながら飲み会という流れだ。

  A light lunch at MacD's, coffee at Starbucks, then a few drinks with shabu-shabu - that's the way it went.

• 牛乳の流れを素早く止め、牛乳が固まるまで約３０分間静置する。

  Quickly stop the flow of milk, leave to stand for approximately 30 minutes for the milk to solidify.