to accuse someone of being responsible for something bad.
誰かを何か悪いことの責任者として非難する (dareka o nanika warui koto no sekininsha toshite hinan suru)
"They tried to lay the blame on the new employee."
"彼らは新しい従業員に責任を押し付けようとしました。" (karera wa atarashii juugyouin ni sekinin o oshitsukeyou to shimashita)
to be in direct competition or disagreement
to express the same opinion as others, especially publicly
to end conflict and become friendly again
a period when stock prices are falling
to lose control or fail when under stress
to yield good results after effort