Food
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Famous Places
100

For most Asian countries, it is consumed daily as a staple food. In Japan, it is also also used to brew a traditional alcoholic drink.

Rice

100

A device you can carry around which can connect to a telecommunications network. It can transmit and receive voice, video, or other data.

A phone / mobile phone


100

They patrol areas and protect people when necessary. They investigate crimes, deliver warrants, and apprehend offenders. (2 words)

Police Officer

100

It is something you do when you meet someone for the first time, when you see each other after a long time, or simply when you see people in the morning.

Greet/Greeting

100

It is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the world's tallest structure. It has 163 floors at a height of 830m from the ground to the tip.

The Burj Khalifa 

200

It's made of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a broth. Typical toppings include: sliced pork, nori, menma, and scallions.

Ramen noodles

200

It can be thick. It can be thin. It contains a lot of letters, and sometimes pictures. It's a record of knowledge.

Book

200

A person who examines people. They possess medical knowledge and they diagnoze conditions. They educate their patients and their families.

A doctor

200

A practive that is not done in Japan but considered very normal in other countries. It is to give money, other than the required amount, for someone's service to express your gratefulness.

Tip / Giving a tip / Gratuity

200

At 6,650 km, it is known as the longest river in the world. It is in northeastern Africa, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

The Nile River

300

It is sweetened or unsweetened dough fried in oil. It is popularly shaped with a hole in the middle, and covered with sugar.

Donut

300

It helps us cool down during the summer and keep us warm in the winter. (2 words)

Air Conditioner

300

They manage a group of people and their house. Their tasks are a combination of multiple jobs such as: chef, driver, housekeeper, tutor, financial manager, nurse, etc.

Mother / Mom

300

It is a culturally and legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them. It is often commemorated with a ceremony attended by their family and friends. 

A marriage / matrimony / wedlock

300

Located in Arizona,USA, it is a natural formation distinguished by layered bands of red rock, revealing millions of years of geological history in cross-section. Vast in scale, it is about 10 miles across and a mile deep along its 277-mile length.

The Grand Canyon

400

Made of flour-and-egg, usually formed thin and long, served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed. It is considered as the most popular foreign food in the world.

Pasta

400

It's widespread usage starting in the 1880's, this invention paved way for activities after sundown. Because of it's existence, it was possible to work during nighttime, and as a result humans' sleeping hours decreased.

Light bulb / light

400

A licensed professional who advises and represents others in legal matters. They possess the expertise to act and transact business, to make decisions in civil and criminal proceedings, in behalf of someone else.

An attorney / lawyer / counselor / counsel

400

This is a ceremony that you attend when you successfully complete an academic program. It is a formal ceremony of granting a diploma by an educational institution. 

A graduation ceremony

400

It is a famous old building in Italy. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. 

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

500

A sour liquid that is made by fermenting substances that contain sugar, such as fruit. It is used as a condiment to add flavor or as a preservative, contributing acidic notes in the aroma and taste.

Vinegar

500

It is a global network of linked computers, servers, phones, and smart appliances that communicate with each other. Thanks to this, data today can be shared across the world within a second.

The Internet

500

A trained expert in electrical systems, especially systems that power and control machines or are involved in communication. They design, develop, and manage the manufacturing of electrical equipment and systems. (2 words)

An electrical engineer

500

It is when a sum of money is returned to you, for example because you have paid too much or because you have returned goods to a shop. 

A refund

500

It is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 to house the tomb of the beloved wife of an emperor.

The Taj Mahal