Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• souvenir shop: A shop that sells souvenirs.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• check out
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• spot: A certain place or area
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• performance: Act of doing something
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• surround: To be all the way around something
• scenery: Stage props during a play; a country view
• great: Very good; better than before
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• come: To arrive at a place
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• percussion: Musical instruments, such as cymbals or triangle
• skew: To affect data making them incorrect or inaccurate
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• tempura: Deep-fried vegetables and seafood dipped in batter
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• soba: A type of Japanese noodles