流れながれ Common Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) flow (of a fluid or gas);stream;current 流れは池に注いでいる。 The stream falls into the pond. 2 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) flow (of people, things);passage (of time);tide;passing;(changing) trends;tendency 田中さんの教えるのは歴史の流れに逆らう。 Tanaka's teaching goes against the stream of history. 3 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) course (of events);(step-by-step) procedure;process 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. 4 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) group of people who remain together after the end of an event 5 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) descent;ancestry;school 社会エコロジーが現代の環境保護の第2の流れであるという観点を特に強調しておきたい。 I would like to put special emphasis on the concept that social ecology is the second school of contemporary environmentalism. 6 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) finance forfeiture;foreclosure 7 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) cancellation usu. as お流れ See also: お流れ (おながれ) 8 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) drifting;wandering;roaming