彼の言いなりになるくらいなら、独りで暮らした方がましだ。

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English Translation

I would rather live by myself than do as he tells me to do.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の言(い)いなりになるくらいなら、独(ひと)りで暮(く)らした方(ほう)がましだ。

Romanji

Kare no iinari ni naru kurai nara, hitori de kurashita hō ga mashi da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

言いなり (いいなり)

doing as one is told; yes-man

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

一人 (ひとり、いちにん)

one person; alone; unmarried; solitary

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

暮らす (くらす)

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

増し (まし、マシ)

better; less objectionable; preferable; more; increase; extra; increase; growth