Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• experienced in: Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• as fate would have it: By destiny or chance, usually unexpectedly.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• positive energy: A good and optimistic feeling or atmosphere.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• such as: For example; like
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on time
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• main dish: The primary dish of a meal.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• have to: Must do
• younger sister: A female sibling born after oneself.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• dine: To eat
• steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
• kitchen: Place where food is cooked
• tempura: Deep-fried vegetables and seafood dipped in batter
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
• sashimi: Very thinly sliced raw fish