to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
probability; likelihood; chances
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
how long; how far; how much
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
index; index number; indicator; exponent
index; indices; indicator
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
pharyngeal cancer; cancer of the pharynx
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
laryngeal cancer; cancer of the larynx
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
literally; self-explanatorily
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
carcinogen; carcinogenic substance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
spouse; wife; husband; partner