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to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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Francois

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unmarried; single

2

high official

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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target

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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)

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direct relation

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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jurisdiction; control

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to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

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passenger

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list; wrist

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money-making; commercialized; commercialised

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previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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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

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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as far as I know

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hanging loosely; dangling limply

3

Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle

3

economic world; financial circles; business community

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

clan

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bureaucratic world; government circles

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

1

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

2

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

4

father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

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Renee; Rene; Rena

2

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy

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wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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Department of Economic Affairs (Japan; 1964-1969); Ministry of the Economy (Brazil); Ministry of Finance

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bureau director; office chief

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

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relations with women

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dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

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student days

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high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

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star

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two or three

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number one; item 1

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

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