1. thing, matter

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone

2. incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone

3. circumstances, situation, state of affairs

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone

4. work, business, affair

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone

5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone

6. nominalizing suffix

noun, used as a suffix word usually written using kana alone

7. pretending to ..., playing make-believe ...

noun, used as a suffix word usually written using kana alone

8. alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone

9. necessity, need

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone

10. you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone