曲まがりなりにも

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Meanings

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Used when something is done or achieved despite being incomplete, clumsy, or not ideal. Often carries a nuance of 'at least' or 'in one's own way'.

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I'm managing to keep working, though it's far from perfect.

曲まがりなりにも彼かれは自じ分ぶんの店みせを持もてた。

He was able to have his own shop, after a fashion.