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We found 1 word, 1 kanji, and 26 examples matching '方がまし'
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expression
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
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ぬす
するよりも
にした
ほう
がまし

I would rather starve to death than steal.
この
たね
ようきゅう
要求
くっ
する
くらいなら
んだ
ほう
まし
I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand.
かれ
けっこん
結婚
する
ぐらいなら
んだ
ほう
まし
I would rather die than marry him.
かれ
かね
やるくらいならむしろ
てた
ほう
まし
You had as well throw your money into the ditch as give it to him.
かれ
かね
ぐらいなら
うみ
てた
ほう
まし
You might just as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him.
 
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