そのこと
Meanings
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. that; the matter in question
That had been weighing on my mind.
Pitch accent
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Top 1300
Composed of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
that in itself; as such
that in itself; as such
Examples (124 in total)
That had been weighing on my mind.
I'm quite sure of that.
I don't want to think about that again.
That was terribly frightening.
I had completely forgotten about that.
The boy senses that.
It was so frustrating that I couldn't stand it.
I am feeling sad about it.
I compromised with him on the matter.
Keep it in mind.
The matter is still under discussion.
He is nervous about it.
My mother didn't mention it.
I feel at ease about it.
I thought you didn't know that.
I know it very well.
I know absolutely nothing about that.
I'm not in the least worried about it.
Please think no more about it.
Don't talk about it in front of him.
Why do you always say that?
He probably forgot about it.
I can never bring myself to talk about it.
You don't have to tell your parents that.
I told Dad about it.
There is no external influence in that.
Don't boast too much about that.
Your mother knows that well.
I'd rather not talk about that.
I was truly grateful for that from the bottom of my heart.
I agree with you about that.
Let's not discuss the matter today.
She wrote about it in her diary.
Let me think it over for a couple of days.
He was very angry about that.
I was considerably anxious about that.
But the man did not like that.
Reluctantly, I have no choice but to admit that.
He's been thinking about it all day.
I'll explain the matter to you later on.
That can be said of mankind at large.
I was deeply moved by that.
He will regret it sooner or later.
Tom may possibly be lying about that.
Almost all the students know about it.
You are mistaken about that.
I've been thinking about it the entire day.
They may not know about it.
But he doesn't know it yet.
You may have heard of that.
I wonder why she didn't tell him about it.
A lot of people are starting to notice it.
I talked with him about it over the telephone.
I didn't know about that until quite recently.
It is no use trying to convince him of that.
Your parents ought to know it.
The time will come when you will be sorry for it.
She is far from being pleased about it and she is very angry.
I ought to have consulted my parents on the matter.
Becoming aware of that, I feel uneasy.
I would've said it some other way.
It will take some time before he understands it.
There is no doubt about it.
I have no friend with whom to talk about it.
You will understand it as time passes.
However, my position will not waver because of that.
In addition to that, he failed the examination.
Bob thought deeply about that matter.
Mary said she'd think about it.
He broke his word, which made his wife angry.
She was fined 10 dollars for that.
I'll tell you everything about it.
The teacher told us that over and over again.
He explained that he knew nothing about the matter.
Tell me everything about it.
I'll let you know all about it later on.
Why do you think I told her about it?
I said nothing, which made her angry.
It's strange that you don't know anything about that matter.
I'll ask him about it tomorrow.
I've heard a lot about that, too.
He denied knowing anything about it.
Will you tell him about it when he comes home?
I think that you do know about that.
He is apparently responsible for it.
He told me about it in private.
I didn't know about it until I read the paper.
I was asked for my personal opinion about the matter.
The man who felt suspicious about that stopped in his tracks.
The story goes that he really had nothing to do with it.
She herself probably does not have any certainty regarding that matter.
I heard he had a heated argument with the boss about that just the other day, too.
That was news to everyone present.
Until yesterday, I had known nothing about it.
And what would happen if the government made that public?
Would you be kind enough to explain it to me?
She was from Kyoto, as was evident from her accent.
I think she was wrong in regard to that.
He professed to know nothing about it.
It is no use pretending you know nothing about it.
I found it best to say nothing about the matter.
Dogs aren't people. First of all, remember that.
If only you were here, I could consult you about it.
I said nothing, which made him all the more angry.
You must talk with him about the matter.
The boy told his mother about it first of all when he got home.
I was late again this morning, which made my boss angry.
He would not say so if he didn't know about that.
He pretended ignorance, which made me still more angry.
You must view the matter from different angles.
Unless that is made clear, there's no point in judging you!
Why didn't you tell me in advance?
I will tell him about it when he comes next time.
He was becoming forgetful, which bothered him a lot.
I debated for hours with my friends on the subject.
As time went on, people grew less and less concerned about the matter.
He thought it over and decided not to go.
She talks as if she knew everything about it.
Had I known about it, I would have told you.
She changed her mind again, which made us all angry.
I said nothing, which made him more furious.
I thought you were going to talk to Tom about it.
You should have told him about it while he was here.
I have a new boyfriend, but my ex-boyfriend doesn't know about it yet.