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former times; days of old; the past
A literary or formal word referring to times long past, often used when reflecting on how things used to be.
昔日の面影はない。
There is no trace of what it once was.
昔日の栄光を偲ぶ。
To look back fondly on past glories.
この城跡には昔日の壮大さを感じさせるものがある。
These castle ruins evoke the grandeur of former times.
A literary, formal word used primarily in written Japanese. Almost always appears in set phrases like 昔日の面影 (trace of former days) or 昔日の栄光 (past glory). Conveys a sense of nostalgia or reflection on how much has changed.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 昔日の面影: traces of former days
- 昔日の栄光: past glory
- 昔日を偲ぶ: to reminisce about the past
- 昔日の姿: the form it once had
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 昔: long ago; the past — the everyday word for the past, used in conversation and stories
- 往時: former times — similarly literary, but emphasizes a specific past era
- 古: ancient times — even more literary and poetic, referring to very distant history