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A2 No-adjective, Adverb

(むかし)ながらthe same as it was long ago, unchanged, traditional

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    1. No-adjective, Adverb

      1.

      unchanged (from long ago), as it was in the past, same old, traditional

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    昔ながら 【むかしながら】

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      (むかし)ながらの街並(まちな)みを()てホッとする。

      Feeling relieved looking at the unchanged townscape.

      • N1

      この(ぬの)(むかし)ながらに()()られています。

      This cloth is woven by hand in the traditional way.

      • N1

      (むかし)ながらの()わらない故郷(こきょう)()(なつ)かしくなった。

      Looking at my hometown, unchanged as it was long ago, made me nostalgic.

      • N1

      (いま)時代(じだい)(むかし)ながらの製法(せいほう)(つく)った豆腐(とうふ)(めずら)しいでしょう。

      It seems that in the present era, tofu made using traditional methods is rare.

      • N1

      (むかし)ながらの(たたず)まいを(のこ)しているビルが解体(かいたい)されることになったのだとか。

      I heard that a building, which has maintained its traditional appearance, is set to be demolished.

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