もの , 物 , もん , モノ
1. thing , object , article , stuff , substance
as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
2. one's things , possessions , property , belongings , something , anything , everything , nothing
3. quality
4. reason , the way of things
Usually in kana , formal noun often used as 〜ものだ
5. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc. , used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense) , used to indicate a general tendency , used to indicate something that should happen
遠まわしに物を言うな。
ぶつ , 物 , ブツ
1. stock , products
Usually in kana , Slang
2. goods (esp. stolen) , loot , spoils , stuff
遠まわしに物を言うな。
を
Particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
ひけらかす
Godan verb , Transitive
to show off , to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
彼はいつも自分の才能をひけらかす。
こと , 事 , 縡
Usually in kana
1. thing , matter
2. incident , occurrence , event , something serious , trouble , crisis
3. circumstances , situation , state of affairs
4. work , business , affair
5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
「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」
琴 , 箏 , 筝 , こと , そう
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
Only こと , Archaism
2. stringed instrument
Only 箏 , Only 筝
3. zheng (Chinese zither) , guzheng
彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。
古都 , こと
ancient city , former capital
この古都に何か新しいものがあることは、だれでも知っている。
異 , 殊 , こと , け
Only こと , NA-adjective , Noun, used as a prefix , Archaism
1. difference (from one another) , different thing , other
2. unusual , extraordinary
糊塗 , こと
Takes suru , Transitive
patching up (e.g. a failure) , covering up (e.g. a mistake) , glossing over
こと
Particle , particle always used at sentence-end
1. particle indicating a command
Female term or language , often as ことね
2. particle indicating mild enthusiasm
3. particle indicating a gentle interrogative
at sentence end as ことよ
4. particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion
言 , げん , こと
word , remark , statement
彼の言に従って行動するのはりこうではない。
は
Particle , pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis