what date?; what's the date?; when?
what day?; what day of the week?
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
incident; affair; happening; event
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 remain; to stay (somewhere)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
any more; any further; any better; any longer
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
unqualified; without qualifications
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
formal marriage interview
to be blessed with children
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
how many years; how long; what year