Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
Igarashi Miki (1962.11.21-)
gurgle; sound of peristaltic activity
Disaster Medical Assistance Team; DMAT
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)
release paper; releasing paper; sticker release paper; release liner
improvisation; improvization
quadriplegia; tetraplegia
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
condition; state (of health); appearance
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
mannitol (artificial sweetener)
thoracentesis; thoracocentesis; pleural tap
hypoglycaemia; hypoglycemia; glucopenia
dilation of the pupil; mydriasis
loop line; circle line; circle route
blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
trepanning; trepanation; trephining
epidural hematoma; epidural haematoma
spread; pervasion; permeation
illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history; anamnesis
scissors (esp. surgical scissors)
Bon and year-end festivals
accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)
arteriovenous; arteriolovenous; arteriolovenular