I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
they; those guys; those fellows
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
in the end; at the end of the day
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
hiding one's embarrassment
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise