“Letting run loose” in Japanese
Short answer
Letting run loose in Japanese is “野放し” (nobanashi). Full meaning: 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).
Other ways to say “Letting run loose” in Japanese
放し飼い
hanashigai free-range rearing, letting (animals) roam freely, pasturing, grazing; letting (a dog) run loose, letting (a child) run free
のばなし
nobanashi 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)
放飼
hanashigai free-range rearing, letting (animals) roam freely, pasturing, grazing; letting (a dog) run loose, letting (a child) run free
離し飼い
hanashigai free-range rearing, letting (animals) roam freely, pasturing, grazing; letting (a dog) run loose, letting (a child) run free
はなし飼い
hanashigai free-range rearing, letting (animals) roam freely, pasturing, grazing; letting (a dog) run loose, letting (a child) run free
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