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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
甘いものが好きだよ。
I like sweet things.
甘いものが食べたいです。
I want to eat something sweet.
忘れものがないか確認してね。
Check that you haven't forgotten anything.