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なが
いこと
ぜいたくざんまい
贅沢三昧
らしていた
かれ
いま
になって
しっそ
質素
せいかつ
生活
える
なんてとても
むり
無理

They lived high on the hog for a long time, and now they can’t adjust to a simple life.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
Most common form: 長い事
expression, adverb
for a long time
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5
noun
indulging in every possible luxury  (yojijukugo)
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0
Most common form: 暮す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to get along
2. to spend (time)
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1
they (usually male); them
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adverb, expression
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
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1
simplicity; modesty; frugality
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0
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
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1
noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
1. how ..!; what ..!  (often written with kana only)
2. what (questioning)
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0 3
1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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1
1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
2. impossible
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Kanji
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チョウ   なが long   
セイ   ゼイ    luxury   
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タク   さわ marsh, swamp   
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サン   み    みっ three   
マイ    dark, foolish   
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ボ   くれる to get dark   くらす to make a living   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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コン   キン   いま now   
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シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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ソ   ス    element, component   
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セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
カツ    activity, resuscitation   
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タイ   たえる to endure, bear   
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ム   ブ   な not   
リ    logic   
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