問題, もんだい
1. question (e.g. on a test), problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political), issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter
3. question (i.e. doubt)
4. public discussion, controversy
5. trouble, inconvenience, difficulty
あなたはどのようにしてその問題を解いたのですか。
が
Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
2. indicates possession
Conjunction
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation