Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• soak in: To absorb liquid.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• main dish: The primary dish of a meal.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• soak: To make something completely wet
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• funky: Offbeat; fashionable
• simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• village: Small town in the country
• highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• mount: To attach something to something else
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• geothermal: Sourcing heat from the center of the Earth
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• bonito: Fishes similar to mackerels and tunas
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• tempura: Deep-fried vegetables and seafood dipped in batter
• pagoda: Asian pyramidal temple with a curving roof
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
• sashimi: Very thinly sliced raw fish