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They did not want to give up their old ways of living.
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Vocabulary list

karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
juurai
noun, adverb
  1. up to now; so far
no adjective
  1. traditional; conventional; usual; existing
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
seikatsusutairu
noun
  1. lifestyle
seikatsu
noun, suru verb
  1. living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sutairu
noun
  1. (one's) figure; build; physique; shape
  2. style
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
suteru

Tai Past Indicative Negative Form

sutetakunakatta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
  2. to abandon; to desert; to leave
  3. to give up; to resign

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