matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
事 centers on an abstract unit of concern: a matter, thing, or fact. It extends naturally to business (a specific matter) and reason (the matter behind something), while 'possibly' reflects its use in uncertain or conditional expressions.
事 is thought to derive from a hand holding a writing brush or stylus, representing a matter or affair being recorded. The modern form is highly stylized, and the exact historical development is uncertain.
The shape looks like a hand holding a brush over a document: recording a matter or thing. Think of a clerk noting down every fact and business affair.
For ジ, imagine a busy office where every matter is marked with a big letter 'G' on a file: G -> ジ, and the 'G' stands for the general business of the day.
thing; matter
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
article; news story; report; account
important; serious; crucial
accident; incident; trouble
business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation; industry
fact; truth; reality
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
office
construction work
safety; security; peace; quiet
(police) detective
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable
military affairs
occurrence; happening; incident; event
reply; answer; response
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
director; trustee
matter; item; facts
example; precedent; case
prefectural governor
what; what sort of thing
event; function
things; everything
housework; domestic chores
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
person concerned; interested party; related party
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
fire; conflagration
judge; judiciary
public prosecutor
civil affairs; civil case
event; phenomenon; matter
prefectural governor
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
events of the day; current affairs
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; vice
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
place where one works; construction site; working area
encyclopedia
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
all; everything
emergency
commercial affairs
consulate
reason; cause; whys and wherefores; particulars
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
consul
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
historical event; ancient event
personal affairs; private matter
cooking; kitchen work
secretary; councillor; councilor
epic (poem); epic poetry
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
matter under concern
matter of concern; matter of interest
councillor; councilor
consul general
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
National Personnel Authority
rather; sooner; preferably
take care of yourself; get well soon
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened
to decide to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
depending on the circumstances
collection of cases; collection of instances
clerk; office worker; office staff
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
office (room)
secretariat; executive office
officials in charge
administrative; businesslike; practical
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
establishment; place of business; business site; office; (production) facility
traffic accident
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
at work; in the midst of work; working
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
criminal case
criminal liability
vice-governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor
parliament building; parliament house; National Diet Building (Japan); (US) Capitol; Houses of Parliament; National Assembly building
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA
major incident; major happening; big scandal
National Space Development Agency; NASDA
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
under construction
newspaper story (article, account)
established fact; fait accompli
chief public prosecutor
murder case
law office; law firm
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
prohibited item; banned item
declaration of a state of emergency
record of proceedings; minutes