to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
discipline; punishment; reprimand
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
besides; in addition; also; moreover
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
true character; true heart; true spirit
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
poisoning; kill by poison
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself