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► 動詞
用いる  [(3)もちいる]  [liter]    meaning:  use  rank: 2
☆ 伝統的製法を用いてられたチーズ ⇨ Cheese made employing the traditional method

► 成句
  [(1)よう]  [用を足す]  [coll]    meaning:  urine  rank: 3
☆ 茂みで用をした ⇨ He took care of his business, peed, pooed, behind the bush  (☛ Can be No. 2 as well)

► 名詞
  [(1)よう]  [coll]    meaning:  business  rank: 1
☆ に用はないんだけど、くまでたので寄っただけ ⇨ I just stopped by because I was around, even though I have no business in particular
☆ 昨日用が有っ行った ⇨ Yesterday I went to downtown to take care of something

  [(1)よう]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  business  rank: 1
☆ の用? ⇨ What is the business? What are you here for? What do you want?  (☛ Used without 御 sounds rude and usually implies annoyance)
☆ 用もないのに電話してくるなよ ⇨ Don’t call me for no reason  (☛ Used without 御 sounds rude and usually implies annoyance)

  [(1)よう]  [御用]  [coll]    meaning:  business  rank: 1
☆ か御用が有りましたら連絡さい (ごよう) ⇨ Please let me know if you need me for anything

  [(1)よう]  [用を足す]  [coll]    meaning:  business  rank: 1
☆ これは用をさない ⇨ This wouldn’t take care of the business. This won’t do. This is not enough