Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• have to: Must do
• piping hot: Extremely hot; very hot.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sweet tooth: A great liking for sweet foods.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• next to: Being located along side another
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• quit: To leave a job
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• veggie: Shortened form of vegetable
• guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
• add: To include as well
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• creamy: Resembling or containing cream
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• gelato: Italian ice cream
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• omelet: An egg mixture cooked until just set
• pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
• oily: Being too full of oil, e.g. a pizza
• doll: Toy looking like a person used for play
• strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
• crepe: A flat pancake of French origin
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
• sorbet: Frozen dessert made from fruit puree
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed