N5 — outside your level filter

なかなか〜ない

なかなか〜ないnakanaka naiN5neutral

just won't + savor + not

nakanaka ajiwawanai

just won't; not easily — expected, yet it keeps failing to happen

meaning: just won't savor

話はなしが長ながくて、会議かいぎがなかなか味あじわわない。

hanashi ga nagakute, kaigi ga nakanaka ajiwawanai.

People keep talking, and the meeting just won't savor. neutral

引ひっ越こしてから半年はんとしたつのに、なかなか慣なれないんだよね。

hikkoshite kara hantoshi tatsu noni, nakanaka narenai n da yo ne.

It's been six months since I moved, and I still just can't settle in. casual

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just won't happen; not easily — it keeps failing to come

話はなしが長ながくて、会議かいぎがなかなか終おわらない。
hanashi ga nagakute, kaigi ga nakanaka owaranai.
People keep talking, and the meeting just won't end. neutral
引ひっ越こしてから半年はんとしたつのに、なかなか慣なれないんだよね。
hikkoshite kara hantoshi tatsu noni, nakanaka narenai n da yo ne.
It's been six months since I moved, and I still just can't settle in. casual
部品ぶひんが不足ふそくしており、修理しゅうりがなかなか進すすんでおりません。
buhin ga fusoku shite ori, shuuri ga nakanaka susunde orimasen.
Parts are in short supply, and the repairs are making very slow progress. formal

中々なかなかnakanakaalternant
The kanji spelling, mostly in older print. Kana is the modern norm everywhere.

Without a negative, なかなか turns into praise. なかなかおいしい means "rather good,"
not "hardly tasty."