Particleindicates possessive · nominalizes verbs and adjectives · substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases

Pronounthis; this one · this person · now; this point (in time)

Pronounthese

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounwide difference; a world of difference

Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian · antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore · demon under the feet of temple guardian statues