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Drowning men clutch at straws.
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oborerumonohawarawomotsukamu
expression
  1. a drowning man will catch at a straw
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oboreru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown
  2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
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mono
noun
  1. person (rarely used without a qualifier)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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wara
noun
  1. straw
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womo
expression
  1. even (emphatic version of object-indicating particle を)
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as ＡもＢも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
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tsukamu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
  2. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
  3. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
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