Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• keep down: To control or limit something.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• go on: To continue doing something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• at least: As a minimum
• at the least: As a minimum; no less than.
• check out
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• spot: A certain place or area
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• fix: Answer to a problem
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• small: Little in size; not big
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• village: Small town in the country
• fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• guardian: Person who guards, protects, or preserves
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• verge: Brink or threshold
• elderly: Being very old
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• stray: To deviate or go away from the established norm
• tourism: Visiting to new places, e.g. abroad, for vacations
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
• aka: AKA is an acronym for Also Known as
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• strongly: With strength or in a strong manner
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
• priceless: So valuable that no cost can be set
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
• piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
• yen: Currency used in Japan