to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
real experience; actual observations
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
quotation; citation; reference
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
molester; groper; masher; pervert
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
last night; yesterday evening
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss