Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• considered rude: Regarded as impolite or offensive.
• cake: To cover with a thing that becomes hard when dried
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• great: Very good; better than before
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
• rice: Person's name
• hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
• birthday: Date each year on which you were born
• love: Person's name
• sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• boss: Person in charge of you at work
• busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
• song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• call: A order or request for action
• cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
• land: Region or country
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• consider: To think carefully about something
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• Christmas: Christian holiday celebrated on December 24-26
• mochi
• illumination: The supply of light to an area
• samurai: Japanese warrior from centuries ago
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed