Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #658)

私の判斷は寧ろ否定の方に傾いてゐた。

translation

Rather, my judgment leaned toward denial.

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) : rather (むしろ), better, instead, if anything 否定: denial (ひてい), negation, repudiation, disavowal, negation : direction (かた), way, person, lady, gentleman

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