here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
platform; home; home base; home plate
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
having said that; on the other hand
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
art of self-defense (defence)
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
way out; means to escape; escape route
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment