ことthing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; …
Noun
琴koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
Noun
言word; remark; statement
Noun
古都ancient city; former capital
Noun
異unusual; extraordinary
Na-adjective
糊塗patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
Noun
ことparticle indicating a command; particle indicating mild enthusiasm; particle indicating a gentle interrogative; particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion
Particle
言葉language; dialect; word; phrase; expression; term; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language; words; …
Noun
異なるto differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
Godan verb
断らずwithout permission
Expression
寿congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
Noun
断るto refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; to inform; to give notice; to ask in advance (and get approval); to get permission; to ask leave; …
Godan verb
小鳥small bird; little bird
Noun
言葉遣いspeech; expression; wording; language
Noun
事によりby (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
Expression
事によるdepending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
Expression
事にするto decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Expression
ことになるto have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Expression
ことがある(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
Expression
ことがない(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
Expression
ことができるto be able (to); to be possible (to)
Expression
ことによってvia; through; by doing; by means of; using
Expression
事柄matter; thing; affair; circumstance
Noun
断りnotice; notification; warning; permission; consent; rejection; refusal; nonacceptance; declination; declining; …
Noun
尽くaltogether; entirely
Adverb
理reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
Noun
ことわざproverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
Noun
ことにespecially; particularly; unusually; above all
Adverb
言付けるto have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone
Ichidan verb
孤島solitary island; isolated island
Noun
言霊mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
Noun
ことさらintentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose; especially; particularly
Adverb
事足りるto suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
Ichidan verb
事細かdetailed; minute
Na-adjective
ことことwith a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
Adverb
ことりwith a (light) tap; clink; click
Adverb
言葉尻word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
Noun
事始めtaking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
Noun
言伝(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
Noun
ことんwith a clink; with a tap; with a click; with a clunk; instantly (fall asleep)
Adverb taking と
琴鳥superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
Noun
言付け(verbal) message; sending word
Noun
古刀old sword; old katana; kotō; katana forged before the advent of the Keichō era
Noun
詞書foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
Noun
言葉少なlaconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
Na-adjective
寿ぐto congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
Godan verb
言挙げdeclaration; proclamation; mention
Noun
事切れるto breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
Ichidan verb
ことほぎcongratulations; felicitations; best wishes
Noun
古陶old pottery; antique porcelain
Noun
小虎small tiger; light drinker; occasional drinker
Noun
寿くto congratulate; to wish one well
Godan verb