Correct definition of いまさら .... のもな～

zeroh4nter

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This grammar structure confused me and i can't seem to find any definition about it, so much thanks if anyone in this sub could help explain it's meaning clearly.
A character wishing to stay with the new nice people who helped her at a fishing village .( she's currently stay with 2 other people inside a shack)

「このあと、どうしよっかな～」

「A-sanもB-sanもいい人だし、もっと一緒にいられればいいんだけどな～」

「でも……ここでの暮らしを知っちゃったら、いまさら堺に戻るのもな～」( i could only guess based on context that this mean something like :" Now i came here, i don't want to go back to... at all" could be wrong though)

 

mdchachi

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Assuming you got the kanji right and 堺 means a place called Sakai then it would be something like:

But... once I get used to this lifestyle, then it would be too late to go back to Sakai...

 

Majestic

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My attempt:

Once you know how good the life here is, there's no going back to Sakai.

Edit: or, "Once you've had a taste of the good life here, there's no going back to Sakai.

 

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zeroh4nter

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Majestic said:

My attempt:

Once you know how good the life here is, there's no going back to Sakai.

Edit: or, "Once you've had a taste of the good life here, there's no going back to Sakai.

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so the character doesn't want to go back to Sakai ?

 

Toritoribe

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zeroh4nter said:

so the character doesn't want to go back to Sakai ?

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That's right. Incidentally, のもな is not a set phrase or something. な is a sentence ending particle, and what follows のも is omitted since it's obvious from the context. For example, いまさら堺に戻るのも気が乗らないな makes more sense, maybe?