a colloquial, simplified form of a kanji

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

message / statement / speech

short, brief / short, brief (in time) / short (in space, from one point to another) / short, brief (in length, such as a text or speech) / (archaic) short (in height)

(Ibaraki dialect) short, brief

commercial or ad on television

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

to use one's head

dying message, message before death

short span of time