人を使う

ひとをつかう

to take a person in one's service, to employ

人形使い

にんぎょうつかい にんぎょうづかい

puppet operator, puppet manipulator, puppeteer

頤で人を使う

あごでひとをつかう

to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion, to push somebody around, to indicate someone by pointing one's chin

使役形

しえきけい

causative form

気を使う

きをつかう

to pay attention to another's needs, to attend to, to fuss about, to take into consideration

術を使う

じゅつをつかう

to practice magic, to practise magic

空を使う

そらをつかう

to pretend not to know; to feign ignorance

湯を使う

ゆをつかう

to take a hot bath

頭を使う

あたまをつかう

to use one's head

人使い

ひとづかい

handling one's workmen

使用人

しようにん

employee, servant

人形

にんぎょう

doll, puppet, figure

留守を使う

るすをつかう

to pretend to not be home, to pretend to be out

行水を使う

ぎょうずいをつかう

to have a bath in the open air

弁当を使う

べんとうをつかう

to eat a boxed lunch

色目を使う

いろめをつかう

to make eyes at, to leer, to ogle

声色を使う

こわいろをつかう

to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate

神経を使う

しんけいをつかう

to be nervous, to be sensitive, to worry, to be fussy, to be precise

仮病を使う

けびょうをつかう

to feign illness