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driftwood

3

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

2

running water; stream

1

riverbank; riverside

1

net; netting; web

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

boss; leader

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

to flow down; to run down

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)

1

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

1

to shoot down; to win; to gain

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

2

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

front part; fore; front

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

extermination; annihilation

2

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

pace; step

1

to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

4

(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

1

this morning

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

as usual; as is one's habit

2

opinion; point of view; visual point

1

art of war; strategy; tactics

3

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

to take command; to give direction

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

decrease; reduction; decline

1

to increase; to grow

2

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

3

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

2

to slip off

1

to step over or across; to overcome

1

to cross over; to wade

1

only; nothing but

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1