Noun
thing; matter
Usually written using kana alone
「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." incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
Usually written using kana alone
circumstances; situation; state of affairs
Usually written using kana alone
work; business; affair
Usually written using kana alone
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
Usually written using kana alone
Noun, used as a suffix
nominalizing suffix
pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
Noun
alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
Usually written using kana aloneas AことB (A = alias, B = real name)
necessity; need
Usually written using kana aloneas 〜ことはない
you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
Usually written using kana aloneas 〜ことだ
Also written 縡【こと】