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thing; object; article; stuff; substance
one's things; possessions; property; belongings
things; something; anything; everything; nothing
quality
reason; the way of things
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
item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
cause of ...; cause for ...
somehow; somewhat; for some reason
really; truly
古い物を大切にする。
I take good care of old things.
物が多くて困っています。
Too many things, I'm troubled.
旅行の前に必要な物を準備した。
I prepared the things I needed before the trip.