Vocabulary

• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• set up
• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• try for: To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
• in the post: Sent by mail or postal service.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• flip over: To turn something over quickly, with a sudden movement.
• dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• aroma: Noticeable pleasing smell
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• leave: To go away from; depart
• important: Having power or authority
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
• airy: With a feeling of wide open space
• halo: Circle of light
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• refinement: Act of changing slightly to make it better
• freshness: Alert and refreshed state
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• tare: Weedy annual grass often occurs in grain
• fresher: First-year undergraduate at a university