歌, 唄, 詩, うた
Only 歌, Only 唄, esp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs
1. song, singing
See 短歌
2. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
Only 詩
3. modern poetry
この歌を聞くと私はいつも、学生時代を思い出す。
の
Particle, See 乃, occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
ベストテン, ベスト・テン
top ten, the ten best
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