How to say instead in Japanese

Example Sentences

すぐにsuguni 諦めてakiramete 昼寝hirune をwo するsuru かも知れないkamoshirenai。: I may give up soon and just take a nap.
彼方任せkanatamakase にni しないでshinaide、自分でjibunde 責任をもってsekininwomotte やってyatte くださいkudasai。: Instead of leaving it to others, take responsibility yourself.
しかしshikashi、中国chuugoku でde はha、｢人権jinken｣というtoiu 言葉kotoba がga 使われずtsukawarezu、基本的kihonteki 権利kenri とto 表記hyouki されるsareru。: However, in China, they don't use a word for "human rights," but instead express it as "fundamental rights".
列車ressha のno 代わりkawari にni 飛行機hikouki にni 乗るnoru ことによってkotoniyotte 失ったushinatta 時間jikan をwo 埋め合わすumeawasu ことができるkotogadekiru。: You can make up for lost time by taking an airplane instead of a train.
父chichi がga 忙しいisogashii のでnode、私watashi がga 代わりkawari にni 行きますikimasu。: Father is busy, so I will go instead.

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