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Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment.
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Vocabulary list

gokusaikin
no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. very recently; in the very recent past
goku
adverb
  1. quite; very
numeric
  1. 10^48; quindecillion
saikin
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
no adjective
  1. nearest; closest
made
particle
  1. until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. to (a place); as far as
  3. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. only; merely
senshinkoku
noun
  1. advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
senshin
no adjective, noun
  1. advanced; developed
noun
  1. seniority; senior; superior; elder
kuni
noun
  1. country; state
  2. region
  3. national government; central government
  4. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  5. province (of Japan)
  6. land; earth
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
hitobito
noun
  1. people; men and women
  2. each person; everybody
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kankyou
noun, no adjective
  1. environment; circumstance
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
sahodo
adverb
  1. (not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much (usu. with a negative verb)
ki
noun
  1. spirit; mind; heart
  2. nature; disposition
  3. motivation; intention (usu. after a verb)
  4. mood; feelings
  5. ambience; atmosphere; mood
nikaketeha
expression
  1. when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
nikakete
expression
  1. till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
  2. concerning (an area of expertise)
  3. swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
iru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

inakatta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. to stay
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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