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this; this one
this person
now; this point (in time)
used to stress the subject of a sentence
これは一体何だろう。
What on earth is this?
これは母が作ってくれたものだ。
This is something my mother made for me.
これからもっと寒くなるらしいよ。
It seems it will get even colder from now on.