手水を使う

ちょうずをつかう

to wash one's face and hands

手を汚す

てをよごす

to dirty one's hands

使い手

つかいて

user, consumer, employer

奥の手を使う

おくのてをつかう

to play one's trump card

卑怯な手を使う

ひきょうなてをつかう

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

使い勝手

つかいかって つかいがって

ease of use, user-friendliness, usability, utility

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

人を使う

ひとをつかう

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

頭を使う

あたまをつかう

to use one's head

汚れた手

よごれたて けがれたて

blood(-stained) hand, dirty hand

留守を使う

るすをつかう

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

人形を使う

にんぎょうをつかう

to manipulate puppets, to pull wires

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