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Meanings
Noun
1. business; task; errand; engagement
2. use; purpose
Suffix
3. for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
Noun
4. call of nature; excretion
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (231 in total)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
use; service; purpose
favorite; favourite; habitually used
what kind of business; what sort of matter
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
use; utility; effect; benefit
using for riding; passenger use
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
internal use; private business
directions; rules of use
cost; expense
taking medicine; dosing
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be of use (service)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
useful; helpful
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
what do you want?; can I help you?
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
idle; useless
business; errand; nature of one's business
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
minor business
example; illustration
medicinal use
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs
abuse; misuse; perversion
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
command; order; request
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
desk (equipment); table use
for military use
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
business conversation
for personal or private use; opinionated
substitution
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
diversion; putting something to another use
to make use of; to lend money
what do you want?; can I help you?
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
for use by children; for children
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
continuous use
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
urgent business
for use as food; edible
practical use; utility
articles; supplies; parts
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
minor business
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
for use by women
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
for visitors or guests
for work; for manufacturing
engagement; business; affair; use; need
for emergency use
business use; business purposes
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
tactics
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
portable; mobile use
for ceremonial use
for use by men
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
medical use
for one person's use
for use of customers or guests
for personal use
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
service
for private or home use
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
trifling matter; urination; urine
trifling matter; urination; urine
for use by adults; for adults
drinking
for women
on business; for business; business purpose
human usage; (for) use by people
trial; experimental use
midsummer; dog days
for industrial use
daily use
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
good use
adoption or rejection; choice; separating the needed from the unneeded
company business
unauthorized use; misuse
public money
business use
to do the job; to do the business
external use
stationery; writing pad
materials; lumber; timber
appointment; employment
domestic uses
tactics; strategy
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
nighttime use; overnight
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
research expenses; research costs
computation; calculation
for printing
consumer (use)
currently used
for men; male-
home use; residential use
fund management; fund operation
used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
tool; instrument
computational; tallying
development cost
durability
distrust; discredit
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
important matters
brood; stud; stock; breeding
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
official use; government business
supplies
appointment; promotion
(pedestrian) crosswalk signal
medical use
using characters
word usage; terminology
using together; mixing (usage)
agricultural; for agricultural use
present use; business in hand; necessary for the current time
declinable word; inflectable word
wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
to apply (the law) with necessary modifications; to apply mutatis mutandis; to apply correspondingly
pragmatics
opportunity cost
mysterious influence; mysterious effect
read-only (file mode)
administrative expenses; management expenses
other business; other use; using for another purpose
clothing
economization; economisation
feces; excrement; large effect
large effect
pedestrian crossing light
kanji officially for use in names
(cat's) litter box; litterbox; kitty litter
cloth (for making clothes)
animal bred for its meat
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
finishing one's business; settling an affair
correct use (e.g. of a word); correct usage; correct way of using
use and benefits
brush; penmanship
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug
available; in service
unnecessary work; unnecessary expense
of no use; useless
recycling bin; recycling box
traveler's check; traveller's cheque
variable cost
Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used
not applicable; na
guidance, warning tile blocks for the visually impaired
contingency procedure
Office Document Language
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
American Standard Code for Information Exchange; ASCII
editing character
protective sleeve
CS; Communication Satellite
declension
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
medical expenses insurance
surgical mask
single use; single dose; one-off use
sport utility vehicle; SUV
allelopathy
after use
Examples (47 in total)
I'm here. What do you want?
Not for drinking.
Hay is for horses.