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by all means; by all costs

2

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

3

oyster; oyster shell

2

unlucky

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2

to trample down; to devastate

1

truck; lorry

3

deceleration

1

distance between two cars

1

on the sea; surface of the sea

3

Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)

4

Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)

1

large-scale

1

narcotic; drug; dope

1

to take out; to drag out

1

net; netting; web

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

4

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

3

very deeply

2

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

3

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

to spend time (on doing something)

2

consideration; taking into account

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

2

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

1

lack of sleep

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

feigned laughter

1

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

2

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

5

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

company; corporation; workplace

1

Kiyouichi

1

to kill each other

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

hollow; mid-air; air; sky

1

liquid; fluid

1

panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft

2

armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition

1

special steel

1

(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

8

military strength; military personnel

1

transport; transportation

4

retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

3

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

to look forward to something

1

boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)

1