flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade
depolarization; depolarisation
resting place between inn towns (Edo period); town situated between two post towns
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
arteriovenous; arteriolovenous; arteriolovenular
keyboard instrument; clavier
laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
lane change; changing lanes
stab wound; puncture wound
LCD tablet; graphics tablet-screen hybrid
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; lung cavity; air cell
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
award for distinguished service
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
popular name; common name; given name
sphygmomanometer (instrument used to measure blood pressure)
drive recorder; dashcam; event data recorder; EDR