こと【 事 】 koto
こと【
事
】koto
Noun
1. thing; matter
Usually Written in Kana
"yūefuō towa nanio arawashite iru no" "mikakuninhikōbuttaino kotodato omō"
"What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."
Noun
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
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Noun
3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
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Noun
4. work; business; affair
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Noun
5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
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Suffix
6. nominalizing suffix
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, Related to 事【ごと・1】 karewa i akito shite shirare nicchūdemo ieni shinobikonde kichōhin'o nusumu kotode hyōbanto natte ita.
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
8. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
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Noun
9. necessity; need
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Noun
10. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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"yūefuō towa nanio arawashite iru no" "mikakuninhikōbuttaino kotodato omō"
"What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."
karewa i akito shite shirare nicchūdemo ieni shinobikonde kichōhin'o nusumu kotode hyōbanto natte ita.
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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