thing, object, matter
物 centers on a concrete or abstract item: a thing, an object, or matter in the sense of physical substance or a topic of concern.
物 combines 牛 (cow) with 勿, which likely contributed the sound. The original sense may have been a variegated or mixed-colored cow, later extended to mean things or objects in general.
A cow 牜 beside a shape 勿 that looks like a wrapped bundle: picture a cow carrying a wrapped thing on its back, so 物 means a thing or object.
For ブツ, imagine a cow bumping into a thing with its head: 'bump' sounds like ブツ, and the cow bumps into an object.
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
animal
person; character; figure; personage; man; woman
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
building
genuine article; real thing; real deal
material; substance
living thing; organism; creature; life
the very thing; itself
plant; vegetation
food
luggage; baggage; package
shopping; purchased goods
laws of nature; physical laws
terrific; staggering; tremendous; incredible; extreme
museum
living thing; living creature; animal; life
drink; beverage
drug; medicine
things; everything
present; gift
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
cargo; freight
monster
article; thing; object
important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
food; foodstuff
real thing; original; actual
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
object; body; solid
accessories; small articles
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
fruit
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
prey; catch; kill; game
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
actual article or goods
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
relic; remains; memento
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter
person to be reckoned with; person of importance
lost article; thing left behind
sightseeing; watching; viewing
microbe; germ
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
grain; cereal; corn
book; volume
product; produce
futures; futures contract
goods; articles
foreign substance; foreign body; foreign contamination; foreign material
mineral
cheap article; poor-quality article
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
agricultural produce
article; item; thing; goods; wares
product
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount
textile; fabric
article for sale; goods for sale; offering
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
crops; agricultural produce
hand luggage; hand baggage
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
manner of speaking
plants and animals; flora and fauna
ornament; decorative object
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season
reading matter; reading material
material; physical
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
knitting; knitted material; crochet
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
by-product
natural monument
marine products
organic matter
receptacle; container; vessel
noise; sound
marine products
container; case; receptacle
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
casting; cast-metal object
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
lost property; something dropped and left behind
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
winter clothing; winter wear
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
inorganic matter; inorganic substance
summer clothing; summer wear
ruler; measure; measuring stick
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
natural history
footwear; footgear; shoes
vinegared dish; pickled dish
still object; object at rest
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street)
memory; ability to learn
silk goods
picture scroll
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
failure to reach agreement
non-inflammables; incombustible (usu. waste)
publication
zoo; zoological gardens
compound
chemical substance; chemical
wholesale price
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
materialism
national museum
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
building; structure
structure; building
antibiotic
looking for something; searching for something
botanical garden
structure
laundry; the washing
mixture; adulteration
additive
inanimate object
price index
physics
physical
material; physical
biology
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
lost article; lost property
present; gift
food additive