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reminiscence, recollection, looking back
The act of recalling or reflecting on past experiences and memories, often with a sense of nostalgia or contemplation.
学生時代を回想する。
To reminisce about one's school days.
映画の中で回想シーンが流れた。
A flashback scene played in the movie.
祖父は戦時中のことを回想しながら、静かに語り始めた。
My grandfather began to speak quietly, reminiscing about wartime.
Often used in literary and narrative contexts. In film and storytelling, 回想シーン means a flashback scene. The word carries a reflective, somewhat nostalgic tone.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 過去を回想する — to recall the past
- 回想シーン — flashback scene
- 回想録 — memoirs, reminiscences
- 回想にふける — to be lost in reminiscence