I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
existence; being; presence
to name; to call; to christen; to term
existence; being; life; survival
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
another kind; different kind; distinct species
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
too many to count; too numerous to mention
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
progress; advance; improvement; development
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
to have meaning; to be meaningful
academic; scholarly; scientific
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less