ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
head of the student council; president of the student council
election; selection; choice
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
black and white; right and wrong
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to lend an ear to; to listen to
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
great wealth; enormous fortune
start-up company; venture business
company president; manager; director
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
independent business; self-employment
Yamada Denki (Japanese electronics retail chain)
electric appliance store; electrician
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service