Vocabulary

• check out
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• go on: To continue doing something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• pour into: To transfer a liquid or substance into a container.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• beverage: A drink other than water
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• tiny: Very, very small
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• section: A part of a whole
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• extravagant: Going beyond what is normal or proper
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• automatic: Done without conscious thought
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• spacious: Open and easy to move in
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• part: Division of a book
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• area: Amount of measured space
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• snag: To catch something on something sharp
• lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• velvety: Smooth and soft to sight, hearing, touch or taste
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• dispenser: Container used to prescribe amounts
• jug: Large container, usually for pouring liquids
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• kiwi: Flightless bird from New Zealand