Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on foot
• going on: To continue doing something
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• on time
• up till: Until a particular time or point.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• the rest is history: What happened next is well known or obvious.
• many moons ago: A long time ago, in the distant past.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• check out
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• atmosphere: Air around us
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• century: Period of 100 years
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• area: Amount of measured space
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• retro: (Of fashion) repeating styles of the past
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• limestone: Sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium
• pagoda: Asian pyramidal temple with a curving roof
• vend: To offer something for sale or to sell something
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• soba: A type of Japanese noodles
• puffer: Poisonous fish that inhales air when threatened
• sashimi: Very thinly sliced raw fish