| 使う(P);遣う | [つかう, tsukau] (v5u, vt) (1) to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; (2) (See 人使い) to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; (3) to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; (4) (See 言葉遣い) to use (language); to speak; (5) (id) to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money); (P) #1,049 [Add to Longdo] |
| あごで使う;顎で使う | [あごでつかう, agodetsukau] (exp, v5u) (1) (See 頤で人を使う・あごでひとをつかう) to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; to indicate by pointing one's chin; (2) (sl) to chatter; to jaw; to jabber [Add to Longdo] |
| おべっかを使う | [おべっかをつかう, obekkawotsukau] (exp, v5u) (See おべっか) to suck up to; to curry up to someone [Add to Longdo] |
| 扱き使う;こき使う;扱使う | [こきつかう, kokitsukau] (v5u, vt) to work someone hard [Add to Longdo] |
| 気を使う;気を遣う;気をつかう | [きをつかう, kiwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration [Add to Longdo] |
| 居留守を使う | [いるすをつかう, irusuwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to pretend to be out [Add to Longdo] |
| 金を遣う;金を使う | [かねをつかう, kanewotsukau] (exp, v5u) to spend money [Add to Longdo] |
| 行水を使う;行水をつかう | [ぎょうずいをつかう, gyouzuiwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to have a bath in the open air [Add to Longdo] |
| 出しに使う | [だしにつかう, dashinitsukau] (exp, v5u) to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something [Add to Longdo] |
| 術を使う | [じゅつをつかう, jutsuwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to practice magic; to practise magic [Add to Longdo] |
| 召し使う;召使う | [めしつかう, meshitsukau] (v5u, vt) to employ; to hire (a servant) [Add to Longdo] |
| 色目を使う;色目をつかう | [いろめをつかう, iromewotsukau] (exp, v5u) (1) to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; (2) to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter [Add to Longdo] |
| 神経を使う;神経をつかう | [しんけいをつかう, shinkeiwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise [Add to Longdo] |
| 人を使う | [ひとをつかう, hitowotsukau] (exp, v5u) to take a person in one's service; to employ [Add to Longdo] |
| 人形を使う;人形を遣う | [にんぎょうをつかう, ningyouwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to manipulate puppets; to pull wires [Add to Longdo] |
| 正しい言葉を使う;正しい言葉を遣う | [ただしいことばをつかう, tadashiikotobawotsukau] (exp, v5u) to use the correct word [Add to Longdo] |
| 湯水のように使う | [ゆみずのようにつかう, yumizunoyounitsukau] (exp, v5u) to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with [Add to Longdo] |
| 頭を使う | [あたまをつかう, atamawotsukau] (exp, v5u) to use one's head [Add to Longdo] |
| 弁当を使う | [べんとうをつかう, bentouwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to eat a boxed lunch [Add to Longdo] |
| 頤で人を使う;あごで人を使う | [あごでひとをつかう, agodehitowotsukau] (exp, v5u) (See あごで使う・1) to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; to indicate someone by pointing one's chin [Add to Longdo] |
