けん
Meanings
Counter
Noun
1. matter; affair; case; item; subject
I just learned about this matter for the first time.
Counter
2. counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.
3. counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
Pitch accent
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Top 14600
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
Examples (93 in total)
Thank you for that.
I don't want to be involved in that matter.
The matter is now under consideration.
I just learned about this matter for the first time.
They're cooperating with us on this case.
How did you deal with the matter?
I have no connection to the matter.
I'm afraid that I don't want to discuss this matter.
Anyway, this matter has been settled, hasn't it?
There were five fires last night.
It seems the matter of the suspicious person has been resolved.
There were two murders this month.
This matter is also a concern of mine.
The police were indifferent to the matter.
We've had four retirements this year.
He explained the matter to me.
Nobody wants to talk about that.
Anyway, leave this matter to me.
I leave the matter to your judgement.
We intend to look into that matter.
I would like to talk with you about this matter.
I'll get in touch with you again about this matter.
I'll leave the call on this matter to you.
What exactly is involved in this matter?
Let's talk about this later.
I can't agree with you on this matter.
The matter has not been settled yet.
She dwelled on the matter for a long time.
How many appointments do you have tomorrow?
Please look into this matter as soon as you can.
Someone came to me for advice about the commercial district.
However, this matter exceeds the acceptable range.
Let's put that on hold.
The law doesn't apply to this case.
Ben also has something to do with the matter.
Talking of traffic accidents, I saw one last year.
I emailed Tom about it.
I have nothing to do with the matter.
Please handle that matter as you see fit.
This rule does not apply to the case.
Let's take up this matter after lunch.
Our goal is to build thirty houses before the end of the year.
He seems to be involved in that matter.
I don't want to talk about that anymore.
It seems that he has something to do with the matter.
I have already explained the reason regarding that matter.
He has something to do with the matter.
He lied about the matter.
It is useless to discuss the matter any further.
What do you think should be done about it?
I received a number of emails with such content.
I pointed out that he was mistaken about the matter.
He didn't agree with us about the matter.
The matter was settled in his absence.
I'll handle this matter on my own responsibility.
As for the matter earlier, I'd like to go with not worrying about it.
I would like you to settle this matter once he is satisfied.
We oppose the government on this matter.
They couldn't comprehend the seriousness of the matter.
About my sister being kidnapped: it's been safely resolved.
That matter has been an unresolved issue for the company for years.
The policeman promised to investigate the matter.
Our views on the matter are in accord.
However, we cannot leave this matter as it is.
I appreciate your help in clarifying this.
Don't refer to this matter again, please.
I have my own thoughts on that subject.
I'd like to have an interview with your father about the matter.
This is the biggest issue in this matter.
The Americans had nothing to do with the matter.
The Japanese government takes a neutral attitude on the matter.
The president made a statement on the issue.
We must take this matter into account as a whole.
We will have to consider each application on a case-by-case basis.
We should inform them about that.
I'll check further into the matter.
Do you have anything to say regarding this?
The police promised to look into the matter.
This case might not get resolved for a while.
You have no choice in this matter.
His interpretation of this matter is too one-sided.
If this is about the debt, that's not on me.
It was proposed that this matter be considered at the next meeting.
I could go on and on about it, but I won't.
He will advise you on that matter.
Anyway, I have no choice but to pretend I didn't know about this matter!
Would you please check this matter with your bank?
As a matter of fact, he knows very little of the matter.
Please contact me if there are any problems with the sample.
We must appeal to public opinion about the matter.
Well then, I'll tell them about that matter myself.
I'll tell you all I know about it.
A more experienced lawyer would have dealt with the case in a different way.