to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
mysterious thief; phantom thief
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
anonymity; using an assumed name
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
moving tale; impressive tale
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to spread; to be propagated
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to sell off; to sell completely
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
shady; underhanded; questionable
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
orphan; person without friends