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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
(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)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
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
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be of use (service)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
useful; helpful
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
portable; mobile use
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
for ceremonial use
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
for use by men
medical use
for one person's use
for personal use
for use of customers or guests
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
service
for private or home use
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
trifling matter; urination; urine
trifling matter; urination; urine
for use by adults; for adults
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
drinking
trial; experimental use
for women
on business; for business; business purpose
human usage; (for) use by people
midsummer; dog days
for industrial use
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
daily use
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
stationery; writing pad
external use
appointment; employment
materials; lumber; timber
domestic uses
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
tactics; strategy
nighttime use; overnight
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
consumer (use)
research expenses; research costs
computation; calculation
for printing
currently used
home use; residential use
for men; male-
fund management; fund operation
used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
durability
tool; instrument
development cost
computational; tallying
distrust; discredit
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
brood; stud; stock; breeding
important matters
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
official use; government business
supplies
(pedestrian) crosswalk signal
appointment; promotion
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.)
to apply (the law) with necessary modifications; to apply mutatis mutandis; to apply correspondingly
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
pragmatics
opportunity cost
read-only (file mode)
mysterious influence; mysterious effect
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
not applicable; na
declension
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug
sport utility vehicle; SUV
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
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
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
medical expenses insurance
surgical mask
single use; single dose; one-off use
allelopathy
after use
Examples (47 in total)
I'm here. What do you want?
Not for drinking.
Hay is for horses.