Results, to consume
- 費やす☆【ついやす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to spend; to expend; to consume
- to waste; to squander; to throw away
- to devote
- 食う☆【くう】喰う☆・啖うold Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to eat - male language
- to live; to make a living; to survive
- to bite; to sting (as insects do)
- to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
- to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
- to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
- to consume time and-or resources
- to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) - colloquialism
- to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time - male language - vulgar
蓼食う虫も好き好き。 There is no accounting for tastes.
この事業は金を食う。 This job eats money.
今時、年功序列だなんて言っても、若い奴の反発を食うだけですよ。 If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.
- 使う★【つかう】遣う Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
アジア諸国などから出稼ぎにきた外国人をメイドとして使うのが常識のようになっている。 It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
あぁいらいらする・・・今やパソコンを使うたびに頭痛がするよ。 So annoying... Now I get a headache whenever I use the computer!
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