立ち
Meanings
A noun meaning leaving or setting out. In modern use it is especially natural in polite expressions such as お立ち; ordinary everyday Japanese often uses 出発.
Your departure is tomorrow morning, right?
being used up; being consumed; burning out
Rare or old-fashioned nominal use for something being consumed or burnt out; in modern everyday speech, 消耗, 減り, or 燃え尽きること is usually clearer.
The 立ち that expresses consumption is an old noun use meaning that something is used up or burned out.
passage of time; lapse
Limited noun use connected with time passing. Modern Japanese more commonly writes and says 時がたつ or 時間の経過; this 立ち is not a general-purpose everyday replacement.
The expression 時の立ち, meaning the passage of time, feels somewhat old-fashioned today.
rehearsal; blocking rehearsal
Abbreviation of 立ち稽古, a rehearsal in which performers get on their feet and work through movement or staging.
See also: 立ち稽古 (たちげいこ)
In theatre practice, 立ち稽古 is sometimes shortened to 立ち.
initial charge; sumo faceoff
Sumo abbreviation of 立ち合い, the moment the wrestlers rise from their crouch and charge at the start of a bout.
See also: 立ち会い
In sumo, 立ち refers to the first clash at the tachiai.
emphatic verb prefix; somewhat formal verb prefix
Bound prefix attached to verbs, often in established compounds such as 立ち去る and 立ち戻る. It can add force, immediacy, or a slightly formal tone, but the resulting compound should be learned as a whole.
He left the room without saying anything.
Let's return to the starting point and think it through.