really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(not) even once; (not) ever
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
family; members of a family
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.