時計の針が狂ったのか、いつもより5分も速く進んでいる

N5 時計 tokei clock / watch N3 針 hari needle, hand (e.g., clock) N5 いつも itsumo always, usually, every time N5 より yori than N3 分 bu dividing, part, segment

N5 時 ji / toki, -doki time, hour, temps N4 計 kei / haka.ru, haka.rau plot, plan, scheme N2 針 shin / hari needle, pin, staple N1 狂 kyou / kuru.u, kuru.oshii, kuruo.shii lunatic, insane, crazy N3 分 bun, fun, bu / wa.keru, wa.ke, wa.kareru, wa.karu, wa.katsu part, minute of time, segment N3 速 soku / haya.i, haya-, haya.meru, sumi.yaka quick, fast, vite N3 進 shin / susu.mu, susu.meru advance, proceed, progress

N4 〜ので node Indicates cause or reason in a softer way than kara, connects two clauses, often used in polite explanations N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜よ yo Sentence ending particle adding information to listener, emphasizes statement, expresses certainty or warning