放

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 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

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender; relinquishing; waiving; giving up

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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

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

to throw into; to toss into

Word usually written using kana alone; Go (game); Usu. ホウリコむ

to throw-in; to play a throw-in

to throw out

to drop; to toss; to dump

to abandon; to neglect; to leave behind; to give up

to dismiss; to fire; to expel

release; emission; ejection

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open

opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge; expulsion; ousting

elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

Usu. after -masu stem or volitional form of verb

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

absentmindedness

peace of mind

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose

letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving at large (e.g. a criminal)

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

wandering; roaming; drifting

release; liberation; acquittal

arson; setting fire