I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
pointing out; identification
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
space (room, area, outer space)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to differ; to vary; to disagree
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)