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かつて北ほっ海かい道どうでは、鰊にしん粕かすが貴き重ちょうな肥ひ料りょうとして使つかわれていた。

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once; before; formerly; ever

adverb, no-adjective

北ほっ海かい道どう

では、

contrastive で + は; then; well then

grammar

鰊にしん粕かす

dried herring fertilizer; herring meal fertilizer

貴き重ちょう

precious; valuable

na-adjective, noun

adnominal form of the copula (after a na-adjective or noun)

肥ひ料りょう

fertilizer; manure; compost

as; in the role of

use; make use of; employ

-> 使うgodan verb

passive, potential, or respect auxiliary

-> れる/られるgrammar

ongoing or resultant state

-> ているgrammar

past tense or completed action