I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
until now; so far; up to the present
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
how; in what way; how about
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to order; to command; to appoint