フラグがたつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of フラグがたつ – see the following entry.
フラグが立つ
[verb] (idiomatic) to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
[verb] (gaming, by extension) the prerequisite conditions for an event are fulfilled; something will happen
(This term, フラグがたつ (furagugatatsu), is an alternative spelling of the above term.)