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こと事縡Usually kanaFreq #15
1

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."
2

Common noun

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

3

Common noun

circumstances; situation; state of affairs

4

Common noun

work; business; affair

5

Common noun

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

6

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.
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Noun, used as a suffix

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

8

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

alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or

9

Common noun; As 〜ことはない

necessity; need

10

Common noun; As 〜ことだ

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

事ごとSuffixFreq #1211
1

nominalizing suffix

2

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

事じNounFreq #80401
1

Buddhism

individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)

ことになる事になるExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #219
1

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.
2

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.
3

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.
ことがある事があるExpressionUsually kanaFreq #326
1

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); After the past tense form of a verb

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something)

Examples
私は彼に会ったことがある。
I have met him before.
2

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

(for something) to happen on occasion

Examples
細菌が病気を引き起こすことがある。
Germs can cause sickness.
ことにする事にするExpressionUsually kanaする VerbFreq #395
1

to decide to

2

After the past tense form of a verb

to pretend that

3

As 〜ことにしている

to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

Examples
私は６時に起床することにしている。
I make a practice of getting up at six.
ことはない事はない～い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #591
1

there is no need to ...

Examples
君がひどい目にあうことはないよ。
No harm will come to you.
2

never happens; there is never a time when

Examples
それは決して消えることはない。
That will never disappear.
事実じじつNounAdverbFreq #649
1

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
1

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.
事情じじょうNounFreq #880
1

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.
ことがない事がない～い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #1084
1

After the past tense form of a verb

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened

2

never happens; there is never a time when

事態じたい事体NounFreq #1176
1

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.
事故じこことゆえNounFreq #1961
1

accident; incident; trouble

Examples
その事故について彼に質問した。
I asked him about the accident.
2

circumstances; reasons

事前じぜん～の Adj.Freq #2662
1

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.
事務所じむしょNounFreq #4035
1

office

Examples
私のおじはこの事務所で働いている。
My uncle works in this office.
ことによって事によってExpressionUsually kanaFreq #4384
1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

Examples
私は本を読むことによって知識を得る。
I get knowledge by reading books.
こととなる事となる事と成るExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #4593
1

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

事業じぎょうNounFreq #5817
1

business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation; industry

2

(social) project; undertaking; enterprise; work; activity; program; service

Examples
彼女は社会福祉事業に従事している。
She is engaged in social work.
事項じこうNounFreq #7316
1

matter; item; facts

Examples
ジェーンは申込書に必要事項を書き入れた。
Jane filled out an application.
事柄ことがらNounFreq #7535
1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

Examples
君の関する事柄ではない。
That is no business of yours.
ことにより事によりExpressionUsually kanaFreq #7609
1

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

事実上じじつじょうNoun～の Adj.AdverbFreq #7947
1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

Examples
彼の返事は事実上は拒絶だった。
His reply was in effect a refusal.
ことこそ事こそExpressionUsually kanaFreq #10186
1

this for sure; certainly is

事象じしょうNounFreq #10508
1

event; phenomenon; matter

Examples
事象として簡単なことを、いかにも難しそうに表現する人は、あまり頭がよさそうではない。
A person who makes an easy matter sound difficult does not seem to be so smart.
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