differential lung ventilation; differential pulmonary ventilation
lying down (of body); reclining position; decubitus
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
reconstructive operation; reconstructive surgery
closing a surgical incision (by suture, etc.)
guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.
extraction; withdrawal; evulsion; avulsion
Nobel laureate; Nobel-Prize winner
state-run; state-managed; established by a state in a federal system (e.g. US, Australia, India, etc.)
stomach tube; nasogastric tube
scissors (esp. surgical scissors)
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
antibacterial drugs; antimicrobial drugs
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
value analysis; volt-ampere; visual aid
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
head (of a university department); chairperson
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
blood poisoning; septicemia; sepsis
coincidence; conformity; anastomosis; inosculation
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings