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昔 むかし N4

  1. a long time ago; former times; the old days; the past
  2. the past decade; the past ten years

昔のまま むかしのまま

  1. as of old; in former times; the way it used be; the way it was

昔話 むかしばなし

  1. folk tale; legend; old tale
  2. reminiscence

昔々 むかしむかし

  1. long ago; once upon a time

昔ながら むかしながら

  1. as it was in the past; same old; traditional; unchanged (from long ago)

昔なじみ むかしなじみ

  1. familiar face; old friend

昔は昔、今は今 むかしはむかし、いまはいま

  1. let bygones be bygones; the past is the past, the present is the present

昔を想う むかしをおもう

  1. to recall the old days

昔を懐かしむ むかしをなつかしむ

  1. to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by

昔人 むかしびと

  1. ancients; people of the past; previous generations
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