来きし方かた

noun

the past; bygone days

Literary or poetic term for the past, often with a nostalgic or reflective tone. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 来きし方かたを振ふり返かえると、いろいろなことがあった。

  Looking back on the past, many things have happened.

• 彼かれは来きし方かたの思おもい出でに浸ひたっていた。

  He was lost in memories of bygone days.