to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to wash away; to rinse off
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
fluent (in a language); flowing
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
elegance; taste; refinement
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
circulation; dissemination
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
drifting; drift; being adrift
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
meteor swarm; meteor shower
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
mountain stream; mountain torrent
trend of the times; way things are going
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
stranger; tramp; wanderer
groundless rumor (rumour)
one's own style; self-taught manner
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
exile; banishment; deportation
high-voltage current; high-tension current
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
cancellation; abandonment
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
avalanche of earth and rocks
wandering people; nomadic tribe
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
top university; leading university; first-rate university
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
to sweat and slave; to toil away
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
place for showering next to a tub
distribution channel; channel of distribution
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
to get a reputation as a philanderer
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to flow down; to run down
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
bottom current; undercurrent
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
fluent (in a language); flowing
streamer; pennant; windsock
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
interleague game; interleague match
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
free-flowing (hot spring, irrigation, etc.)
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
distribution network; distribution channels
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
to get a reputation as a philanderer
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
to draw off; to run out; to flush out
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics
to read smoothly; to skim
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
professional woman go player
return current; convection; reflux
populace; common run of men; worldly customs
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
being carried away by a current; drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river; cancellation; standing up
good family; better-class home
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
(secondary) tobacco smoke
illegitimate family lineage
banishment (to a location far from the capital); the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system
to drift together; to drift to the shore
his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
flowing through; conduction
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
exile; deportation; banishment
groundless rumor; groundless rumour; false report
streamer; pennant; windsock
living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land
channel; duct; passage; watercourse; flow channel
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing
sales channels; (product) distribution channels
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
misappropriation (of funds, etc.)
fashionable color; fashionable colour
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
the same style; same school; common origin
threatened abortion; imminent abortion; threatened miscarriage; imminent miscarriage
(metaphorically) floating with the tide
counter for flags, banners, etc.
flowing east (e.g. of a river)
circulating widely (of news, etc.)
forfeiting a pawned item; unredeemed pledge; foreclosure
Ogasawara-ryu (school of etiquette); punctilious etiquette; Ogasawara-ryu (school of archery, incl. horseback archery); Ogasawara-ryu (school of military strategy)
silvering; silvered item; person who is all style and no substance; poser
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
influx of Chinese pop culture (into Japan)
flowing south (e.g. of a river)
flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
to drift together; to drift to the shore
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices); spread of rumors
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
excess current; over current
round that ends with nobody winning
infected district; infected area; endemic area
ferrofluid; magnetic fluid; magnetorheological fluid
Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
popular edition (of a book)
Hozoin-ryu (school of sojutsu)
Kantei style of calligraphy
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
to rain heavily; to be raining cats and dogs
popular singer; singer of pop songs
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
mountain stream; mountain torrent
floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
hitting to the opposite field
women's writing; literature written by women
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."; An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho)
rectification; commutation
earth current; telluric current
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
unredeemed article; forfeited item
ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
buzzword; popular expression; vogue word or phrase
Kanze style (noh); Kanze school of noh
spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home; being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
female professional; mistress (in a field)
swirling current; eddy; whirlpool; eddy current
flowing into the black market
paper dolls floated downriver on March 3
gastroesophageal reflux disease
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
flowing north (e.g. of a river)
marbling print; paper marbling
female writer; woman writer
old sword fighting; sword drawing style or school from Shizuoka prefecture
endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences
Japanese style of calligraphy based on the gyōsho style popular in the Edo period
ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)
slanting, one-sided (shed) roof
old sword fighting; sword drawing style or school from Shizuoka prefecture
Japan Current; Kuroshio Current
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
international cultural exchange
floating object (e.g. in water); forfeited pawned article
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
mutual love; the love one shows to another person being returned
pink eye; epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
coastal current; littoral current; alongshore current
taking delight in elegant pursuits; being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy
banishment (to a nearby province); the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system
natural abortion; spontaneous abortion; miscarriage
brain drain; outflow of talent
Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu (iaido style)
direct current power transmission
don't complain until the job is finished; the end crowns the work
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
swirling current; eddy; whirlpool; eddy current
identifying (oneself) with the middle class
axial flow; axial current
stray arrow; flying arrow
manifestation (revelation) of one's natural sincerity (naivete)
kobori; swimming while wearing armor
exchange conference (e.g. cultural, educational, etc.); exchange meeting
Sogetsu school of flower arrangement
buzzword; popular expression; vogue word or phrase
prosaic person; person of an unromantic turn of mind; philistine
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
spiritual sympathy; spiritual communion
ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
delayed miscarriage; silent miscarriage; missed abortion
Hozoin-ryu (school of sojutsu)
intergenerational (social) exchange
there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink
the cream (pink) of fashion
win by discarding nothing but terminal and honor tiles in an otherwise drawn round
epiphora (excessive watering of the eye)
conjunctivitis; pink eye; epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
drooling; hypersalivation; sialorrhea
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
cancellation; abandonment
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
banishment (to a somewhat distant province); middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system
popular person; star; favourite; popular geisha
popular person; star; favourite; popular geisha
conjunctivitis; pink eye; epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
conjunctivitis; pink eye; epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period
three banishment punishments (of different severity; under ritsuryo system)
three-phase alternating current
dye bleeding (in fabric dyeing)
rice not subject to government controls
flow meter (liquid); current meter (electricity)
forfeiting a pawned article
swiftly running river; rapid stream
to forfeit a pawned article
conservative calligraphy style used to write rankings
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
profuse perspiration; dripping with sweat
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection; PAPVC; partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; PAPVD; partial anomalous pulmonary venous return; PAPVR
partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection; PAPVC; partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; PAPVD; partial anomalous pulmonary venous return; PAPVR
partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection; PAPVC; partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; PAPVD; partial anomalous pulmonary venous return; PAPVR
Shotokan (style of karate)
Foreign Policy Commission; Foreign Relations Committee
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong
mercury arc valve; mercury vapor rectifier
(Shorin-ryu) Okinawa school of karate
catadromous fish (fish that migrates downstream, e.g. eel)
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
influx of Taiwanese pop culture (into Japan)
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
job stream; run stream; input stream
message flow confidentiality
job stream; run stream; input stream
coincident-current selection
job stream; run stream; input stream
Life is an unknown course
water seeks its own level
regenerative fan; vortex flow fan
regenerative fan; vortex flow fan
regenerative blower; vortex flow blower
regenerative blower; vortex flow blower
flu shot; injection for influenza immunization
pink eye; epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
discharged water; final effluent
discharge water from a dam
dam discharge (e.g. water)
Shorin-ryu; Okinawa school of karate
Goryū Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto)
mesoscale convective system; MCS
liquidity on hand; ready liquidity cash plus marketable securities
incentives to promote land transactions
habitual abortion; recurrent miscarriage; recurrent fetal loss; recurrent pregnancy loss
equatorial countercurrent
bridge-type full-wave rectifier
sotāpanna; śrotāpanna; stream-winner; stream-entrant
current decreasing resistor
current reduction (usu. electrical)
employment mobility; fluidity of employment
distribution strategy; channel strategy
flowing west (e.g. of a river)
everything is preordained
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
current flowing from the open sea towards land
(beware of) merging traffic
merging car; car merging into a lane
the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
current ratio; liquidity ratio
silicon controlled rectifier; SCR
sending logs downstream bound together in rafts; floating bound timber downstream; timber rafting
sending logs downstream bound together in rafts; floating bound timber downstream; timber rafting
Asian constable (species of butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus)