Notes[N1] A Japanese pronoun is a word, as in English, that takes the place of a noun. However, the Japanese use personal pronouns in a different manner from that of the English. In Japanese, pronouns are not used as often as their English counterparts, though there are a variety of pronouns depending on the gender or the style of speech.

The Japanese prefer not to use the personal pronouns if the context is clear. It is important to learn how to use them, but also important to understand how not to use them. Unlike English, there is no strict rule to have a grammatical subject in a sentence.

The very formal Japanese pronoun for you is otaku (おたく), while anata (あなた) is a formal word just below otaku and ranks above the informal versions. Among the various pronouns, anata is most commonly used. Even so, it is often omitted in conversation When addressing a superior and generally is reserved as a respectful address for someone of lesser rank.

[N2] Teletext (or "broadcast Teletext") was developed in the United Kingdom (UK) in the early 1970s as an information retrieval service for television. It provides a range of text-based information that can include national, international and sporting news, TV schedules, and weather. The teletext signal also carries subtitle (or closed caption) information. The teletext service has begun to phase out following the last major update in 2006.

[N3] Lord of the Rings: Bilbo's Song: I listen for returning feet and voices at the door. This is a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien in the original Elvish. It is based on the walking song (not to be confused with Bilbo's Last Song).

The Sindarin text is the Elvish tongue developed by Tolkien to represent the Elvish language most commonly spoken in Middle-earth in the Third Age. It was the language of the Sindar, those Teleri which had been left behind on the Great Journey of the Elves and derived from an earlier language called Common Telerin. The sound and some of the grammar is Welsh and Sindarin displays some of the consonant mutations that characterise the Celtic (especially Brythonic) languages.

Sindarin was written in the Cirth alphabet prior to the return of the Noldor to Middle-earth, but afterwards it was usually written in Tengwar. The version included here uses the Latin alphabet as a transcription from the original Tengwar or Cirth.

The lyric on this page [sidebar] is in the original Sindarin language, accompanied by an English translation. The editors have corrected minor translation and transcription errors.