What is a good way to express a wish about something that won't or is unlikely
to happen?

For example:

> I wish I were tall enough to be allowed on that roller coaster.
>
> I wish I could eat that much and not gain weight.
>
> I wish I had been born 100 years ago instead.

etc.
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grammar english-to-japanese modality
Expressing a regretful wish
A good way to do this is to use the construct Conditional + いいのに.

For example:

> トラだったらいいのに  
>  I wish I were a tiger
>
> もっと背が高ければよかったのに  
>  I wish I were taller
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> その車を買うのに十分なお金があったらいいのに  
>  I wish I had enough money to buy that car
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> きれいだったらいいのに  
>  I wish she looked pretty

It's a pretty simple construct, and any conditional form can work.
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