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田舎の人々は外部の人に対して昔から疑い深い。

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田舎 人々 外部 に対して から 疑い深い

English Translation

Country people are traditionally suspicious of strangers.

Furigana

田舎(いなか)人々(ひとびと)外部(がいぶ)(ひと)(たい)して(むかし)から(うたがぶか)()い。

Romanji

Inaka no hitobito wa gaibu no hito nitaishite mukashi kara utagaibukai.

Words

田舎 (いなか)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外部 (がいぶ)
the outside; external
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
に対して (にたいして)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(むかし)
olden days; former
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
疑い深い (うたがいぶかい)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

Kanji

Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Readings: シャ、 セキ、 やど.る
Meanings: cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: ギ、 うたが.う
Meanings: doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-
Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen