Vocabulary

• round off: To change from a fraction to nearest whole number
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• check out
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• boat ride: A trip on a boat for pleasure.
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• ride along: To accompany someone in a vehicle.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• on foot
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• small print: The detailed terms and conditions often hard to notice.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• set off: To start a journey
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• cruise: To easily achieve
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• itinerary: A route, e.g. with times you will be somewhere
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• click: To work well with someone or something
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• steep: Very expensive
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• scenic: Having beautiful scenery
• area: Amount of measured space
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• plethora: (Formal) a large amount or number of something
• blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• walnut: Nut with a very hard shell
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• lofty: Having high goals
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• special: Being additional or extra
• long: Person's name
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• history: Established pattern or record
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
• samurai: Japanese warrior from centuries ago
• armour: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• brewery: Company or building for making beer
• guesthouse: A small hotel
• southeastern: Area in the south and east
• tatami: Japanese floor matting