Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to buy; to purchase
2. to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
3. to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
4. to accept; to take on; to take up
5. to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)