のに
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1. although; despite; even though; and yet

ちいさいおうちはみすぼらしく えるようになってしまいました・・・まだまだもとの とうりしっかりとしているのに。
chiisai ōchiwa misuborashikumieru yōni natte shimaimashita...mada mada motono tōri shikkarito shite irunoni.
The small house had come to look shabby, though it was just as good as ever underneath.
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2. whereas; while

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3. if only; I wish

わかかったらよかったのに。
wakakattara yokattanoni.
If only I was younger.
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4. in order to