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こと事縡Usually kanaFreq #15

Common noun

thing; matter

Examples

「Ｕ．Ｆ．Ｏとは何を表しているの」「未確認飛行物体のことだと思う」

"What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."

Common noun

incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis

Common noun

circumstances; situation; state of affairs

Common noun

work; business; affair

Common noun

after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

Noun, used as a suffix

nominalizing suffix

Examples

彼は居空きとして知られ、日中でも家に忍び込んで貴重品を盗むことで評判となっていた。

He was known as a burglar of houses where occupants are present and had a reputation for sneaking in and stealing valuables even during the day.

Noun, used as a suffix

pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

Common noun; As AことB (A = alias, B = real name)

alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or

Common noun; As 〜ことはない

necessity; need

Common noun; As 〜ことだ

you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

仕事しごとNounFreq #194

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment

Examples

「あなたは仕事が気に入っていると思います」「いやそれどころか、嫌いです」

"I think you like your job." "On the contrary, I hate it."

Physics

work

大事だいじFreq #387

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

important; serious; crucial

Examples

あなたの親切な言葉は大事に心に刻みつけておきます。

I'll treasure your kind words.

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

valuable; precious

Examples

彼は私たちにとって大事な人だ。

He is precious to us.

Common noun

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

Common noun

great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Tochigi dialect

safe; OK

事実じじつNounAdverbFreq #649

fact; truth; reality

Examples

事実は小説よりも奇なり。

Fact is stranger than fiction.

事件じけんNounFreq #716

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

Examples

この事件に手を貸してください。

Give me a hand with this case.

返事返辞へんじNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #726

reply; answer; response

Examples

すぐ返事をしてもらいたいと思っています。

I hope you will answer me soon.

無事ぶじNounFreq #745

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

safety; security; peace; quiet

Examples

彼の無事を知らされて、部長は安堵のため息をついた。

Informed of his safety, the manager breathed a sigh of relief.

Adverb (fukushi)

safely; without incident; successfully

Examples

積み荷は無事届きました。

The shipment has reached us safely.

我々は無事使命を果たした。

We carried out our mission successfully.

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

good health

Obsolete term

inaction; ennui

食事しょくじNounFreq #795

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)

Examples

あなたのロボットは食事の支度、掃除、皿洗いその他の家事ができるでしょう。

Your robot will prepare meals, clean, wash dishes, and perform other household tasks.

diet

Examples

彼女はやせるために食事を制限した。

She went on a reducing diet.

事情じじょうNounFreq #880

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

Examples

そこに行くかもしれないが、それは事情次第だ。

I may go there, but that depends.

そのことその事其の事其事ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #1093

that; the matter in question

事態じたい事体NounFreq #1176

Often with a negative connotation

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

Examples

事態はかなり切迫している。

The matter is really pressing.

事ごとSuffixFreq #1211

nominalizing suffix

pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

出来事できごとNounFreq #1767

occurrence; happening; incident; event

Examples

このようのしてその出来事は起こった。

This is how the incident happened.

いいこといい事好い事善い事Usually kanaFreq #1941

Expressions; Common noun

good thing; nice thing

Expressions; Common noun; Usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)

good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity

Female; Interjection

interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

事故じこことゆえNounFreq #1961

accident; incident; trouble

Examples

その事故について彼に質問した。

I asked him about the accident.

circumstances; reasons

用事ようじNounFreq #1965

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

Examples

私は街に用事がある。

I have an errand to do in town.

とのこととの事ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #2322

Used to indicate that one has heard the preceding information from somebody

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

Examples

専務取締役にご就任されるとのこと、おめでとうございます。

I was delighted to hear of your promotion to Senior Managing Director.

事前じぜん～の Adj.Freq #2662

Often as 事前に

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

Examples

事前に予約を取っておくべきだ。

We'd better make a reservation beforehand.

仕える事えるつかえるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3721

to serve; to work for; to attend

Examples

コックは家族に長年仕えた。

The cook served the family for many years.

事務所じむしょNounFreq #4035

office

Examples

私のおじはこの事務所で働いている。

My uncle works in this office.

記事きじNounFreq #4163

article; news story; report; account

Examples

ニュース記事を書くのが彼の仕事だ。

Writing news stories is his job.

何事何ごとなにごとNounFreq #4266

what; what sort of thing

Examples

何事が起こったのか誰もが知りたがっていた。

Everybody was anxious to know what had happened.

everything; anything

Examples

私の友人は１年に３つも職を変えた。何事にも長続きはしないのだ。

My friend has had three jobs in a year; he never sticks to anything for long.

Used to rebuke someone

what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?; what's this ... all about?

Examples

彼の信念は何事にも揺るがなかった。

Nothing could sway his conviction.

何事も何ごともなにごともExpressionFreq #4663

everything; anything

Examples

トムは何事も楽しんでやるんだ。

Tom enjoys himself at everything he does.

With neg. verb

nothing

Examples

この古い村では何事も起こらない。

Nothing ever happens in this old village.

ことになる事になるExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #219

Usu. sentence ending

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

Examples

１週間の休暇を取っても良い事になった。

I was allowed to take a week off.

to be the result (of); to be the outcome

Examples

苦労と心配で彼の健康はそこなわれることになった。

Toil and worry caused his health to break down.

to be the reason (for)

Examples

あなたが言っていることからすれば、彼はそこにいなかったことになる。

It follows from what you say that he was not there.

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