往おう代だい

noun

ancient times; times of old; long-past era

Literary or poetic term for a distant past, often with a nostalgic or historical flavor. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written narratives or historical descriptions.

• 往おう代だいの英えい雄ゆうたちの物もの語がたりは今いまも語かたり継つがれている。

  Tales of heroes from ancient times are still passed down today.

• この地ちには往おう代だいの遺い跡せきが数かず多おおく残のこっている。

  Many ruins from times of old remain in this area.