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He would rather die than disgrace himself.
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Vocabulary list

na
noun
  1. name; given name
  2. title
  3. fame; renown; reputation
  4. pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
kegareru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
kurainara
expression, auxiliary
  1. rather than (do ...) (usu. after verb)
kurai
suffix, particle
  1. approximately; about; around; or so (also written as 位)
  2. to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. as ... as ...; like
nara
auxiliary
  1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
  2. as for; on the topic of
conjunction
  1. if that's the case; if so; that being the case
  2. if possible; if circumstances allow
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mushiro
mushiro
mushiro
mushiro
noun
  1. woven mat (esp. one made of straw)
  2. seat
shiwoerabu
expression, godan verb
  1. to commit suicide; to end one's life; to choose death
shi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. death; decease
  2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
noun
  1. (an) out
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
erabu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to choose; to select

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