protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
book; volume; this; present; main; head
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
police; police officer; police station
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
sending documents to a prosecutor; filing charges
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
copycat criminal; copycat crime
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
general manager; director-general
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
serious; not joking; straight
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone