往いんじ

pre-noun adjectival

olden-day; hidden in the past

Archaic pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) meaning 'of the distant past' or 'long ago'. Found only in classical or highly literary contexts.

• 往いんじの昔むかしを偲しのぶ歌うたが残のこっている。

  There remains a poem that recalls the distant past.