Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• off the beaten path: In a place where few people go; not well known.
• pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• going on: To continue doing something
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• drive back: To force someone or something to retreat or move backward.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• set on: To attack
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• yawn: Opening the mouth wide and take a deep breath
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• point: An item to be discussed
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• condense: To remove water from to make it thicker
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• famous: Excellent
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• inquire: To ask a question to get information
• snag: To catch something on something sharp
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• wine: Dark red color
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• countryside: Natural open land away from towns
• picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
• mush: Something soft and wet and usually thick
• gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
• shun: To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
• waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
• midday: Noon; 12 p.m.
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• grape: Fruit from which wine is made
• situate: To place in a particular place or position
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
• sorbet: Frozen dessert made from fruit puree
• winery: Distillery where wine is made
• soba: A type of Japanese noodles
• mama: A mother
• sashimi: Very thinly sliced raw fish
• papa: Another word for father