I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
single-mother household; fatherless family
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
fat; tallow; lard; grease
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
complete stranger; total stranger
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
end of life; death; annihilation
(divine) providence; dispensation
to cross the line; to go too far
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be on the right track; to be close enough
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
speaking voice; talking voice
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
in the end; on top of that
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to make oneself available (free)
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to put one's hand on; to touch
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
good prospects; full of hope; promising
present-day science; modern science
legal; lawful; legitimate