Vocabulary

• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• aside from
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• back then: At that time in the past.
• try for: To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• loosen up: To become more relaxed and less tense.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• atmosphere: Air around us
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• great: Very good; better than before
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• area: Amount of measured space
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• downtime: Time when (machine, factory) is not operating
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• luminous: Producing or reflecting a large amount of light
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• duo: Two (e.g. of living or people)
• geisha: Japanese female entertainer, dancer and singer
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• soba: A type of Japanese noodles
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father