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concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

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relative

2

place; situation; position; location

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

we; us

1

yakuza

1

reply; answer

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

2

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

9

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

four people

4

senior high school student

3

impression

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

1

huge body; large build

5

insurgent; rioter; mob

1

four (long cylindrical things)

1

to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

1

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

1

one's husband; one's wife

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

side gate; side door; service entrance

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

2

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

homeless; homeless person

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

wave; ups and downs

3

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

9

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

6

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

zebra

2

lion (Panthera leo)

1

vegetable

1

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

1

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

4

sport; sports

2

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

weak person; the weak

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

abatement; reduction

1