Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (150 in total)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
director; trustee
prefectural governor
fact; truth; reality
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
meal; dinner; diet
emergency
fire; conflagration
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
event; phenomenon; matter
event; function
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
aspect; phase; phenomenon
project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
other matters; other people's affairs
(police) detective; criminal matter
things; affairs
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
scandal; deplorable event
secretary; councillor; councilor
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
clerical work
commercial affairs
military affairs
matter; item; facts
pleasant circumstances; enjoyable matter
everyday occurrence
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
encyclopedia; cyclopedia
judge; judiciary
consul general
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
everything; every affair (matter); all things
all; everything
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
article; news story; report; account
construction work
all; everything
example; precedent; case
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
Shinto ritual
Shinto ritual
love affair; liaison
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
one thing
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
miscellaneous matters
accident; emergency; calamity
Buddhist memorial service
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
difficulty
matter of concern and interest
calamity; misfortune
events of the day; current affairs
various matters; everything
civil affairs; civil case
secret
trifling matter; trifle
evidence; trace; vestige
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
worldly affairs; ways of the world
farming; agriculture
political affairs
good thing; good deed
foreign affairs
subserviency to the stronger
matter under concern
auspicious event
auspicious event
other things; the rest; leisure tasks
an impossibility
medical practice
truth is stranger than fiction
eventfulness
a secret
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
past events; bygones
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
truth is stranger than fiction
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
Buddhist memorial service
electrical work
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
punishable offense; crime
personal affairs; internal affairs
reason; facts; propriety; sense
fortune; good deed; curious
pleasure; delight
military affairs
trifle; minor detail
related article; related story
reasonable thing; natural thing
another affair; mishap
pharmaceutical affairs
literary matters
imperial cause; royal cause
one's work
serving as a retainer
pipe laying; plumbing
wickedness; injustice
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
defer to another as if an older brother
contemplation of phenomena
government business
necessities
UN Security Council
educational affairs
lascivious act
industrial or business world
fact; (a) truth
military affairs; martial arts
publicity article
the same event; no change (on the stock market)
menstruation
secret
artistic pursuits
chief secretary
circumstances
Electricity Business Act
government business
subsequently; additionally
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
business plan; business schedule; project
district attorney (US)
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)
personnel shuffle
recorded (data) medium
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
United Nations Security Council
sign; portent; omen; herald; harbinger