Vocabulary

• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• check out
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• grab at: To try to quickly take or seize something with your hand.
• build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in terms of
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• dial in: To connect to a computer network or system remotely, typically using a modem.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• sit down: To take a seat
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• pull down: To destroy an old building; demolish
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• see into: To investigate or examine closely.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• additional: Further or added
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
• upstairs: On a floor above
• artisan: One making art objects, etc. skillfully by hand
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• tableware: Dishes, silverware, glasses used at the table
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• mini: Small British car
• tatami: Japanese floor matting