semitone; half step; halftone
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
steel; sword steel; sword
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
confidence; trust; faith; credit
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
pure and good; unmixed and of high quality; good-natured; genuine; wholesome
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
danger; peril; hazard; risk
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to affect; to impact; to influence
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
good conductor (of heat, etc.)
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle