次のバスを待つくらいなら歩いた方がましだ。

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ばす 待つ くらい なら 歩いた まし

English Translation

We may as well walk as wait for the next bus.

Furigana

(つぎ)のバスを()つくらいなら(ある)いた(ほう)がましだ。

Romanji

Tsugi no basu o matsu kurai nara aruita hō ga mashi da.

Words

(つぎ)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
()
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
バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
歩く (あるく)
to walk
(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")
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む
Meanings: walk, counter for steps
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative