I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
on the way home from school
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
how many years; how long; what year
to be found; to be discovered
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
transgender; transgender person
gender identity disorder; GID; gender dysphoria
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords