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

召し使う

めしつかう

to employ, to hire (a servant)

空を使う

そらをつかう

to pretend not to know; to feign ignorance

こき使う

こきつかう

to work someone hard, to push someone around

湯を使う

ゆをつかう

to take a hot bath

人を使う

ひとをつかう

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

術を使う

じゅつをつかう

to practice magic, to practise magic

頭を使う

あたまをつかう

to use one's head

仮病を使う

けびょうをつかう

to feign illness

色目を使う

いろめをつかう

to make eyes at, to leer, to ogle

有効に使う

ゆうこうにつかう

to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

留守を使う

るすをつかう

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

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

出しに使う

だしにつかう

to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse for doing something

弁当を使う

べんとうをつかう

to eat a boxed lunch

あごで使う

あごでつかう

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

行水を使う

ぎょうずいをつかう

to have a bath in the open air

人形を使う

にんぎょうをつかう

to manipulate puppets, to pull wires