kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to run one's eye over (e.g. to check if it's OK); to glance over; to skim through
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
although I say; although one might say; although called
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
economic world; financial circles; business community
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
bureau director; office chief
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
residence; abode; dwelling
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
business world; business circles; (the) industry