Dumb Dentist

This story is very strange.
The dentist in Pusan operated himself.
But there was an accident. Because he had three mistakes.

Cavity 虫歯
Hospitalized for illness 病気で入院する

ex. When a serious accident happens and you must go to a hospital.
ex. Jay was hospitalized because a car hit him.

contract 縮まる収縮する contracted an infection 感染病になる

ex. To get a serious disease, illness, virus.
ex. Jay contracted the H1N1 bird influenza.
ex. Disease / illness / when your body is being eaten by
virus/bacteria.
ex. Infected

ex. In the Biohazzard
games, the T virus infects people and makes them zombies.

somewhat interestiong 少々興味深い somewhat = Kind of

ex. Yoshinoya is somewhat inexpensive.

apparently = I heard, somebody told you.

This word is used when you personally haven’t checked, but somebody told
you the fact. みたところ?らしい

constrict = To get tight 締め付ける妨げる

ex. Boa Constrictor Snake

ex. This turtleneck is constricting my breathing.

blood vessels 血管 vessel = ship, etc “Blood ships” “Blood roads”
bleeding 出血する

ex. When blood is coming out of your body.

ex. I’m bleeding, can I have a bandaid?

observed = Was watched. 観察する監視する

ex. Tiger Woods was observed when his wife hit his car with a golf club.

Gauze
adjacent = next to 近くに
hapless = Unlucky 不運な.古い言い方らしい
significant = A lot / important 重大な

There is a significant amount of Chinese people in Yokohama.

Gums = The soft parts inside your mouth.

ex. My gums are infected.

consciousness vs unconsciousness 意識がある/ない

loose consiousness

breath 吸い込む
windpipe = throat 器官
amiss間違った。こちらも古い言い方らしい。 Something is amiss. なんかおかし
Down and out = 倒れて意識を失う

ex. Down on the floor and unconscious

ex. Manny Pacqiao is famous for getting his opponents down and out.

Nearly died 死にかけた

1. I nearly died because I was in a bicycle accident.

Oxygen Starvation = Dangerously lacking in oxygen. 酸欠
Starvation = Very, very, very, very (almost dead) hungry.

Topic Question
Do you know anyone who has an irrational fear and does stupid things to avoid it ?
irrational = 不合理な
avoid = 避ける
No. I don’t know. Im my company, some people do stupid things and they do nonnecessity tasks. I don’t understand them.

Are you frightened of the Dentist ? Do you know anyone who is ?
No, I like a dentist. My brother don’t like going dentist. Because he frightened.

What was the last thing you had done at the dentist ?
I had gone to a dentist because of checking my tooth. I go to dentist 4 times per year.

Supplementary Questions: Health
When was the last time you went to a dentist ?
I recently can’t go a dentist. The last time was 1 years ago.

When was the last time you went to a doctor ?
I had gone to a doctor 1 month ago because I got sick.

When was the last time you ware sick ?
One month ago. I got stomach sickness.

When you were in high school, how many days of school did you miss each year because of sickness ?
Maybe I missed one week.

What disease frightens you the most ? Why?
I frighten a cancer because I smoke every day.

What do you do to stay healthy ?
I sometimes go to fitness club. I get some exercise.

What do you do, if you can’t get to sleep.
I count sheep.

Idioms