旧きゅう故こ

noun

antiquity; old times; old acquaintance

Literary word for things or people from the distant past. Can refer to ancient times or a long-standing personal connection. Rare in everyday speech.

• 旧きゅう故こをたずねて古こ都とを歩あるく。

  I walk through the old capital, seeking traces of antiquity.

• 彼かれとは旧きゅう故この間あいだ柄がらで、もう三さん十じゅう年ねんの付つき合あいになる。

  He is an old acquaintance; we have known each other for thirty years.