Vocabulary

• snow up: To be blocked or filled with snow.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• join in
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• get acquainted with: To become familiar with someone or something.
• on the hunt: Actively searching for someone or something.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• such as: For example; like
• food culture: The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
• fabric: Cloth or material
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• surreal: Concerning surrealism
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• leave: To go away from; depart
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• tapioca: Cassava starch used to thicken puddings, etc.
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• hop: Dance party
• luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• energetic: Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• area: Amount of measured space
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• acquaint: To make someone or yourself familiar with something
• crater: Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
• greenery: Green plants growing, or used, as decoration
• beautiful: Having dome something well
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• enter: To start a career or an education
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• samurai: Japanese warrior from centuries ago
• kimono: Long Japanese robe for women
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten