after an inflectable word 事 [こと(P);こん] /(n) (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/(n-suf) (6) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix/(7) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to .../playing make-believe .../(P)/EntL1313580X/ |