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If you were to translate a phrase like "東京のほうが寒いです" without any knowledge of
the context it is being used on, would the most accurate translation still be
"Tokyo is colder (than someplace else)"?
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Does "のほうが" necessarily imply a comparison?
A comparison is implicit within the phrase ～の方が～です。If someone were to say this
without context, the listener would be left wondering 'compared to where?'.

> AよりBの方がいいです。'A is better than B.'
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> Bの方がいい。'B is better'... Must have pre-established context to make sense.
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> Bの方が、Aより全然いい。'B is better, way better than A.'
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