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Sleep is more pleasant than death. At least, there's not much difference.
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Vocabulary list

nemuri
noun
  1. sleep; sleeping
  2. inactivity
  3. death
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. death; decease
  2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
noun
  1. (an) out
yorimo
expression
  1. in comparison to (emphatic form of より)
  2. rather than
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
yukai
na adjective, noun
  1. pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing; happy
dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
sukunai

Adverbial Form

sukunaku
i adjective
  1. few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
tomo
particle
  1. certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
  2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although (usu. with volitional verb or adj. stem)
  3. without even; without so much as (with neg. verb)
  4. at the (least, earliest, etc.) (after an adverb)
expression
  1. also (called); also as
particle
  1. well (sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と)
youi
na adjective, noun
  1. easy; simple; plain
niha
expression, particle
  1. to; for; on; in; at (emphasises word marked by に)
  2. in order to; for
  3. as for; regarding (indicates respect for subject of sentence)
  4. while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but) (as AにはAが...; emphasizes the repeated word, followed by a contrasting statement)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
chigai
noun
  1. difference; distinction; discrepancy
  2. mistake; error
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
mai
auxiliary
  1. probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.)
  2. don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to
  3. must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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