虫歯を侮ると命に係わる場合もあるのです。

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English Translation

Making light of cavities can be a matter of life and death.

Furigana

虫歯(むしば)を侮(あなど)ると命(いのち)に係(かか)わる場合(ばあい)もあるのです。

Romanji

Mushiba o anadoru to inochi ni kakawaru baai mo aru no desu.

Words

虫歯 (むしば、うし、くし)

cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

侮る (あなどる、あなずる)

to despise; to disdain; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to scorn

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

命 (いのち)

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation; core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate; destiny; karma

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

関わる (かかわる)

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

です (です)

be; is