Vocabulary

• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• such as: For example; like
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• set against: To compare or consider (one thing) in opposition to another.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• double up: To bend your body quickly, for example because you are in pain or because you are laughing a lot
• works from: To perform one's job duties from a specific location.
• stand out
• check out
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• from the top: From the beginning.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• at sunrise: At the time when the sun first appears in the morning.
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• spot: A certain place or area
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• strike: To hit something
• beverage: A drink other than water
• atmosphere: Air around us
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• vary: To change something and make it different
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• serene: Very calm or peaceful
• unwind: To reverse something that has been twisted/turned
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• mount: To attach something to something else
• area: Amount of measured space
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• famous: Excellent
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• cashless: Not paying with physical money
• online: Connected to the internet
• outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• checkpoint: Place where a traveler's ID is checked