立彬の日本語
恥よりも死のほうがましである。
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Death is preferable to shame.
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恥, 辱, 羞, 耻, 恥じ, はじ, じょく
1. shame, embarrassment, disgrace
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死, し
1. death
2. (an) out
3. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
死亡
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方がマシ, 方がまし, 方が増し, ほうがマシ, ほうがまし
1. I would rather, I would as lief do, strong preference
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である
1. be, is
是、=です、=だ
よりも
1. than, in comparison to
2. rather than, over, above
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の
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
6. (at sentence-end, risi...
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