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Common N4
こと
こと
Meaning
    1. ①
      thing; matter
      "What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."
    2. ②
      incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
      The fat will be in the fire.
    3. ③
      circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    4. ④
      work; business; affair
      Mind your own business!
    5. ⑤
      after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    6. ⑥
      nominalizing suffix
      See also: 事 (こと)
      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.
    7. ⑦
      pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
      See also: 事 (こと)
    8. ⑧
      alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
      as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)
    9. ⑨
      necessity; need
      as 〜ことはない
    10. ⑩
      you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
      as 〜ことだ
    1. ①
      Koto
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