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むかし
からだ
やわ
らかかった
けどヨガしなくなっていつの
にか
かた
くなってしまった

I used to be flexible, but I stopped doing yoga and without realising it I became stiff.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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Most common form: 身体
1. body  (see also: 身体; からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2. torso; trunk
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Most common form: 柔かい
1. soft; tender; limp; limber  (see also: 柔らか)
2. gentle; mild
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conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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noun
yoga  (originally from Sanskrit)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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Kanji
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キョウ   とも together   
タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ジュウ   ニュウ   やわらかい soft   
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ム   ほこ halberd   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ヨ    previously, in advance   
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katakana 'ma'
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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モン   かど gate   
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コウ   かた hard   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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crossed swords
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