expression / noun:

• why-why analysis; method of questioning that leads to the identification of the root cause(s) of a problem

noun:

• sputtering (semiconductor manuf.); sputtering method ➜ スパッタリング

noun:

• way of training; method of bringing up children

noun:

• BSAM; Basic Sequential Access Method - IT term

noun:

• religious law; teaching method

noun:

• induction; inductive method

noun:

• alternative means (alternate); alternative method

noun:

• BPAM; Basic Partitioned Access Method - IT term

noun:

• coercive (high-handed) measure; strong-arm method - four character idiom

noun:

• winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting - four character idiom
• one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor)
• Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu) - colloquialism ➜ 新当流

noun:

• nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)

noun:

• ichimoku; chart analysis method for forecasting price movement

noun:

• classification system; classification method

noun:

• maximum-likelihood estimation; maximum likelihood method - Mathematics term

noun:

• Four Pillar astrology; originally Chinese method of fortune-telling based on the time, date, month and year of a person's birth - four character idiom

noun:

• formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus - Mathematics term

noun:

• killer technique; surefire assassination method
• special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style - Martial Arts term

noun:

• offense; offence; method of attack

noun:

• masonry; masonry structure; construction method using brick, stone, concrete blocks, etc.

noun:

• academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study

noun:

• keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

pronoun:

• this one; this way; this method

noun:

• lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

noun:

• "Do-nothing" farming; nature farming; natural farming; Fukuoka farming; the Fukuoka method

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
• to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ➜ 人使い
• to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
• to use (language); to speak ➜ 言葉遣い