Our national anthem has a beautiful melody.

In that region, it is common to call a spider 'kumo'.

The foxes and tanukis were playing in the forest.

He spent many hours to understand the outline of this project.

In old Japan, the term '國會' was used to refer to the Diet.

This sentence uses a colon to connect two related ideas.

He put on his new cologne and went out on a date.

My luggage is too heavy, can someone help me carry it?

She used a lot of sequins to bedazzle her jacket.

A proper noun is a noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing.