► 動詞
送る [おくる] [liter] meaning: spend rank: 1
☆ 最近充実した日々を送っている ⇨ I’ve been living purposeful days laterly (☛ Spend time, for a longer period of time)
☆ 良いお年をお送り下さい ⇨ I hope you will have a good new year (☛ Spend time, for a longer period of time)
掛ける [(2)かける] meaning: spend rank: 1
☆ 彼等は大金を掛けて新しい工場を建てた ⇨ They spent a lot of money and built a new factory
☆ 彼等は数年を掛けて新技術を開発した ⇨ They spent a couple of years developing the new technology
過ごす [(2)すごす] [liter] meaning: spend rank: 1
☆ 私は余生を静かに過ごしたい ⇨ I want to spend the rest of my days in peace and quiet (☛ Spend time)
☆ 週末はのんびり過ごした ⇨ I spent a lazy weekend (☛ Spend time)
使う [つかう] meaning: spend rank: 1
☆ 力を無駄に使ってしまった ⇨ I used my energy for nothing
☆ 私は娯楽には殆どお金を使わない ⇨ I hardly use, spend, my money for entertainment
費やす [(3)ついやす] [liter] meaning: spend rank: 2
☆ 我々の社会は犯罪の取締りに厖大な労力を費やしている ⇨ Our societies are spending, wasting, enormous energy to fight against crimes
明かす [あかす] [夜を明かす] [liter] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ 地震で家を失った人達は路上で夜を明かした ⇨ People who lost their houses spent the night (until dawn) on streets
明け暮れる [(4)あけくれる] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ 彼はバスケットの練習に明け暮れている ⇨ He is playing basketball all day everyday (☛ Literally means to do something from dawn to dusk everyday)
支出 [ししゅつ] [支出する] [liter] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ 市は市営バスを保持するために毎年一億円を支出している ⇨ The city is spending ¥100 mil annually to support its bus system
奮発 [ふんぱつ] [奮発する] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ お祝いに特上の寿司を奮発した ⇨ I went ahead and got the best sushi for the celebration (☛ Pay extravagantly for something, usually for a special occasion)
入れ揚げる [(4)いれあげる] meaning: spend rank: 4
☆ 彼はソープ嬢に入れ揚げている ⇨ He is infatuated with a massage parlor girl and pouring money for her (☛ Get infatuated with someone, typically an entertainer or prostitute, and spend a lot of money for him/her)
► 成句
糸目 [いとめ] [糸目を付けない] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ 彼等は軍事力増強の金には糸目をつけない ⇨ They spend money without limit in order to strengthen their military
► 名詞
支出 [ししゅつ] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ 国の支出が歳入を上回っている ⇨ The national spending is exceeding the revenue
大盤振る舞い [(5)おおばんぶるまい] meaning: spend rank: 4
☆ 彼は皆に食事を奢ったりして大盤振る舞いしている ⇨ He’s spending big by treating everybody to dinners and so on