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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

3

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

2

(not so) much; (not) very

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

2

hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

complete stranger; total stranger

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

hostage

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

3

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

2

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

3

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

leaving (it) to others

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

5

internal organs; intestines; viscera

3

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

1

looking away; looking aside

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

3

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

2

delicacy; dainties

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

10

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

2

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

1

for use as food; edible

2

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

7

advance; moving forward; progress

1

harassment; pestering

2

at any rate; anyhow

1

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

4

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

2

that; the matter in question

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

overwork; strain

1

cause; origin; source

1

overwork

1

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2