立ち

Meaning

1. n
   departure; setting off; start
2. n
   being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
3. n
   passage of time; lapse
4. n abbreviation
   rehearsal
5. n abbreviation
   leading male role
6. n abbreviation
   rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; faceoff
7. pref
   verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality

Example sentences

• ドアの前に立ちさえすればよい。ひとりでに開くから。

  You have only to stand in front of the door. It will open by itself.

• それはほとんど何の役にも立ちはしないだろう。

  That will do us a fat lot of good.

• それはどんな役にも立ちはしないだろう。

  That will do us a fat lot of good.