very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to have a talk; to tell a story
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to pass (of time); to elapse
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
first match (in a series)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
team competition; team game
participation; joining; entry
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
individual; private person; personal; natural person
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness