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chicken tender; chicken tenderloin

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

wild bird

1

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

1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

natural growth; wild growth

1

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

4

muddy water; red-light district

1

strainer; colander; filter

1

seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach

4

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

2

Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

1

rice field; rice paddy; paddy field

1

field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

2

grandmother

1

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

2

younger sister

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

2

assorted grains; cereals; millet

1

one's birthplace

2

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

to be common

2

primary school; elementary school; grade school

2

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

to sit for an examination

1

to pass (examination)

1

joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment

1

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1

competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

1

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty

1

second son

1

to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

1

to single out

1

elect (select) few

1

ticklish; embarrassing

1

to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly

1

precipice; cliff; bluff

4

romantic

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

to cackle

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

5

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

to lack

1

to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

4

squad leader; divisional officer

1

passage; path; route; one's way

1

lemon

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1