往おう時じ

noun

the past; old times; bygone days

A somewhat literary noun referring to former times or days gone by. Often used in reflective or historical contexts.

• 往おう時じをしのんで、古ふるい写しゃ真しんを見み返かえした。

  I looked back at old photos, reminiscing about the past.

• この町まちは往おう時じの面おも影かげをほとんど残のこしていない。

  This town retains almost no traces of its former days.