1. place; spot; scene; site
also pronounced どころ when a suffix
こんなところで話している時間はないね！We don't have time to be talking here!
Noun
Suffix
Usually written in kana
2. address
3. district; area; locality
4. one's house
たまには私のところにも遊びに来てよ。Come over to my place once in a while, too.
5. point; aspect; side; facet
彼は意志が弱いところはあるが、根は純粋で真面目な青年なのである。He has a weak-willed side, but he is a young man who is pure and serious at heart.
6. passage (in text); part
7. space; room
8. thing; matter
彼の言うところはもっともだ。What he says makes perfect sense.
Noun
Usually written in kana
9. whereupon; as a result
after the plain past form of a verb
母に話したところ、すぐに賛成してくれた。When I told my mother, she agreed right away.
10. about to; on the verge of
after present form of a verb
いいえ、今日から始めるところです。No, I am about to start today.
11. was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
after past form of a verb
ちょうど、今、お前の話をしていたところなんだ。We were just talking about you.
12. approximately; around; about
after a quantity + が