Nihongo no Tane 154: 歯医者さん The Dentist | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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歯医者さん

The Dentist

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Key Vocabulary

歯(は)医(い)者(しゃ) - dentist [歯(は) (tooth); 医(い)者(しゃ) (physician; medical doctor)]
別(べつ)の件(けん) - another matter; another case [別(べつ) (another; separate); 件(けん) (matter; case)]
診(み)てもらう to be seen/ to be examined (by a doctor) [診(み)て (て-form of 診(み)る (to examine medically); ～てもらう means “to get/ to have ~ done” which indicates one is receiving help or service from someone)]
被(かぶ)せ物(もの) - crown (dental terminology)
取(と)りかえる- to replace
嚙(か)み合(あ)わせ – bite [嚙(か)み (from 嚙(か)む (to bite; to clench)) + 合(あ)わせ (noun form of 合(あ)わせる(to match; to place together))]
型(かた)を取(と)る – take an impression (for teeth)
知(ち)覚(かく)過(か)敏(びん)- sensory sensitivity [知(ち)覚(かく) (perception of physical senses); 過(か)敏(びん) (hypersensitivity)]
我(が)慢(まん) - tolerance; endurance; bearing; patience
まな板(いた) cutting board
暴(あば)れようが声(こえ)を出(だ)そうが no matter how much struggle or scream [～ようが means “no matter how much ~”or “even if (one) does ~”;暴(あば)れよう(plain volitional form of 暴(あば)れる (to act violently; to struggle) + が (however; but)); 声(こえ)を出(だ)そう (plain volitional form of 声(こえ)を出(だ)す (to speak; to vocalize) + が (however; but))]
命(いのち)を握(にぎ)られる one’s life is in the hands (of someone); one’s life is at the mercy of [命(いのち) (life); 握(にぎ)られる (“to be held”; passive form of 握(にぎ)る (to grip; to clasp; to hold; to seize (power)))]
情(なさ)けない- miserable; pitiable; shameful;　pathetic
姿(すがた) - appearance; image; figure; state [In the context of competitions or contests]
麻(ま)酔(すい)の注射(ちゅうしゃ) - anesthetic injection/shot [麻(ま)酔(すい) (anesthesia); の (of); 注射(ちゅうしゃ) (injection; shot)]
歯(は)ぎしり– teeth grinding [歯(は) (tooth; teeth); きしり(grinding; creaking)]
食(く)いしばりclenching
市(し)販(はん)の – store-bought; over the counter [市(し) (market); 販(はん) (selling)]
仕(し)方(かた)ない – there is no other way; there no alternative
随分(ずいぶん)- very; extremely; quite

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