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Meaning “If I have to say something”
どの服も好きじゃないけど、強いて言うならこのTシャツが一番マシかな
I don’t like any of these clothes, but if I have to choose one, this T-shirt is less worse than the others
* マシだ: not good but less worse/a bit better than the other alternatives
Recent Update
I’ve made a tool (mostly based on other people’s work) that automatically generates furigana/romaji for Japanese words, splits sentences into words, and provides grammar info for each word. I hope to add more high-tech functions soon.
* I’ve added more comprehensive explanations to counter the widely believed misinformation that 死んでもいいわ (shindemo ii wa)”, which means “I could die (for you)”, would be the “correct” or “appropriate” response to 月が綺麗ですね (“The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?”).
* About 10 words/phrases were added
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