to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
as stated; verbatim; literally
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to have a talk; to tell a story
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to some extent; to a certain extent
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
mysterious thief; phantom thief
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
still; as yet; as it has been
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
in the morning; during the morning
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
opening fully; full throttle; full power