立ち [たち] /(n) (1) departure/setting off/start/(n) (2) being used up/being consumed/being burnt out/(n) (3) passage of time/lapse/(n) (4) (See 立ち稽古・たちげいこ) (abbr) rehearsal/(n) (5) (See 立ち役・たちやく) (abbr) {kabuki} leading male role/(n) (6) (See 立ち合い・3) (abbr) {sumo} rising from a crouch to charge/initial charge/faceoff/(pref) (7) verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality/(P)/EntL1551240/