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

triumphant, proud / skilled

strong point / triumph / regular customer

Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine / a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant

a surname

(archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine / (archaic) a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant / (figuratively) poverty, destitution

a placename

cooking

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

to cook, to prepare (food) / to deal with, to handle