resolution; vote; decision
resolution; decision; vote
yes and no; for and against
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
that's true; of course; obviously
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
based on; on the basis of
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
messenger; envoy; emissary
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
self-defense; self-defence
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to get one's head around; to think about
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
several hundred million years
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
complicity (in a crime); collusion
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction