current product (currently available or on the market); existing product
valvular heart disease; heart valve disease
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
hospital-acquired infection; healthcare-associated infection; HCAI; nosocomial infection
artificial valve; artificial heart valve
to shirk one's responsibility
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
clinical study; clinical trial
fatal accident; deadly accident
the gods of heaven and earth
standard value; reference value; nominal value
endless; boundless; everlasting
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
packhorse; workhorse; hack
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)