to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind

to set free; to release; to let loose

to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

to send out (a person to carry out a duty)

In the form 火を放つ

to set fire to

release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free

Computing

deallocation (of computer memory)

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose

to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

after school (at the end of the day)

to let go of; to release; to drop

to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell

to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with

to temporarily stop working

After the -masu stem of a verb; indicates that something is left in an improper state

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.)

After the -masu stem of a verb

(doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss

to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out