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Old practices died hard in the country.
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inaka
noun
  1. rural area; countryside; the sticks
  2. hometown
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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furukukara
expression, no adjective
  1. from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
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furuku
adverb
  1. anciently; formerly
noun
  1. old times; a long time ago
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kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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shuukan
noun
  1. habit
  2. (social) custom; practice; convention
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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nakanaka
adverb, na adjective
  1. very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
adverb
  1. by no means; not readily (with a verb in the negative)
noun
  1. middle; half-way point
no adjective
  1. excellent; wonderful; very good
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nakunaru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

nakunaranakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
  2. to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
  3. to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
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