彼の話は僅かな希望を残してくれた

N5 彼 kare he N5 話 hanashi talk, story, speech N3 僅か wazuka slight, only, merely, a little N3 希望 kibou hope, wish, aspiration

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 話 wa / hana.su, hanashi tale, talk, parler N1 僅 kin, gon / wazu.ka a wee bit, meramente, simplemente N2 希 ki, ke / mare, koinega.u hope, beg, request N3 望 bou, mou / nozo.mu, mochi ambition, full moon, hope N3 残 zan, san / noko.ru, noko.su, sokona.u, noko.ri remainder, leftover, balance

N4 〜てくれる te kureru Indicates someone does something for the speaker or close group, attaches to the te-form verb N5 〜てください te kudasai Polite request expression, attaches to te-form verb, equivalent to please do N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information