I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
in that manner; like that
to set (sun); to become dark
at; in; at; when; by; with
general; popular; common; typical
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
attendance; presence; appearance
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
homeroom; form room; form class
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
such; like that; in that way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up