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Keyword
past
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig812
Readings
さ
(47%)
こ
(35%)
きょ
(13%)
ざ
(2%)
Composed of
土
earth
厶
arm of a bodybuilder
Mnemonic

The great bodybuilders of the past are buried underneath the earth.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
法
law
怯
recoil in fear
蓋
lid
却
repel
2 more...
Used in vocabulary (158 in total)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
last year
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Examples (200 in total)
I don't care about your past.
It's all in the past.
I don't know anything about his past.
You must live in the present, not in the past.
The time when such things could happen is past.
They inquired about his past experience.
We sat talking about the remote past.
Everything was as it had been when I left there.
I'd like to talk to you before I leave.
This doesn't mean the danger has passed.
After he left, she started feeling uneasy.
I stayed there until he had left.
He seems to have left the country.
He had to leave the village.
He left a while ago.
He will leave here tomorrow.
They left.
The time came when I had to leave Japan.
We've decided to leave this town tomorrow morning.
Nobody knows why he left the town.
One cannot erase the past.
He left Japan never to come back.
He left Japan on the same day that we arrived.
Winter has gone. Spring has come.
Winter has gone.
Winter is gone.
History deals with the past.
They were leaving Japan the next day.
We study the past for the sake of the future.
The next day he went away.
We are leaving this country for good.
Close the door when you leave.
He had no idea why his wife left him.
"Is this the first time you're here?" "No, I was here last year."
Where did you live last year?
Did you give it to him last year?
I started this job last summer.
Bill came to see me last autumn.
My mom died last year.
It snowed less this winter than last.
It is colder this year than last year.
This year we had more snow than last year.
I wonder if there's more snow this year than last year.
I wonder if there'll be more snow this year than last year.
I wonder if it'll snow more this year than last year.
Ken was in Japan last year.
I made a long journey last year.
Was Ms. Kato your teacher last year?
She married me last year.
Do you remember what happened on this day last year?
I met her last winter.
There was a lot of snow last winter.
We had a good deal of snow last winter.
Would you like to hear about what I did last summer?
I can't forget what happened last summer.
She went there last summer.
We didn't get much snow last year.
I wasn't here last year.
This year is hotter than last year.
I have fewer students in my class this year than last year.
I didn't think I wanted to do it again, given that I failed last year.
He had long hair last year.
She got married to him last year.
Her mother passed away last year.
She had long hair last year.
She married him last year.
She got married last year.
She graduated from high school last year.
I have more money than I had last year.
I have not lived in Sanda since last year.
I climbed the mountain last summer.
I did not live in Sanda last year.
I lived in Sanda City last year.
I didn't see a doctor last year.
I graduated from university last year.
I got acquainted with him last year.
I came to Japan last year.
I graduated from high school last year.
I went to America last fall.
He left his native village, never to return.
They left the town an hour ago.
I asked him not to go, but he left all the same.
The snow has melted away.
This car has been used for the past ten years.
We have experienced many changes over the last decade.
People are saying that the crisis is over.
Kate made her family leave home.
They had no choice but to leave.
She left with her friends.
It has been ten years since he left Japan.
I heard about it from another source last year.
We were in the first year of middle school last year.
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
What's your favorite song in last year's top 100?
I visited my father's hometown last summer.
What were you doing this time last year?
We were greatly relieved to find that the worst dangers were over.
I remember last summer's adventure.
They started studying English last year.
He left the town and was never seen again.
He walked away with a sad look on his face.
I was in the third year of middle school last year.
Two months have passed since he left for France.
This hotel was built last year.
Why are you leaving early?
He was in good health last summer.
Why did you live in Kyoto last year?
They went to Kyoto last year.
What did you do last year on Christmas Day?
What did you do last Christmas?
I must leave here today.
He left without saying good-bye to me.
I was a first year student last year.
I try not to dwell on the past.
Women had little choice in the past.
I have made up my mind to leave Japan.
In 1900, he left England, and he never returned.
Compared with last year, this year's crops are much better.
He left here a few days ago.
Each generation would have to rediscover for itself the truths of the past.
Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
Smiling softly, he shook hands with his son and walked off.
Last summer, I always took a walk in the morning.
He went off without saying good-bye.
He began to work for that company last year.
He soon walked away.
It's said that they will soon be leaving Tokyo.
We went to London last year.
We were in London last winter.
This is the garden I laid out last year.
That's all in the past now.
He mounted his bicycle and rode away.
She got on her bike and rode away.
Seeing the policeman, the man ran away.
I'll never forget visiting Paris last summer.
I won't leave you behind.
Don't leave me behind!
She left Japan, never to return home again.
The secretary was asked to file past records.
The population of Japanese people is at least 300,000 fewer than last year.
My children were taken away from me.
He was taken away by a policeman.
The police were inquiring into the suspect's past.
Nothing will make up for his past mistakes.
I lost my wife last year.
Almost everyone has already left.
I grew tomatoes last year and they were very good.
How long are you going to cling to past glory?
Can you make out why John left so suddenly?
John went away without so much as saying good-by.
I required that John leave at once.
They were in Joe's class last year.
She left the stage last year.
Last summer I traveled to Italy.
Ten years have gone by since his death.
Several years went by.
Forty years passed.
We moved to New York last fall.
I lived in New York last year.
Unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to leave his native town.
This year's fashions are completely different to last year's.
The car drove away at full speed.
It is still a mystery why he suddenly left the town.
She walked away without saying good bye.
The population has doubled in the last five years.
The typhoon is gone.
He referred to his past experience in his speech.
She searched for her granddaughter who had been taken away.
Generally speaking, the weather was mild last year.
The company suffered a loss of one billion yen last year.
I have lived in Kobe since last year.
The university graduated 500 students last year.
Where were you in August last year?
Helen graduated from high school last year.
My uncle made a will last year.
The girl with whom he fell in love left him after a few months.
I saw some small animals running away in all directions.
Talking of traffic accidents, I saw one last year.
My sister married a high school teacher last June.
Paul made a lot of money last year.
It happened last October.
I've been working here since last October.
The crow flew away.
The plane flew out of sight.
The birds flew away in alarm when they saw the cat.
It's been exactly one week since Tom left.
Since Tom has left, I've been very lonely.
Did you know that Tom had left town?
Tom has really changed a lot since last year.
Tom wants to know more about Mary's past.
Only Tom left.
How many kilograms did Tom lose last summer?
I met Tom last summer.
Tom and Mary got married last spring.
I don't know anything about Tom's past.
Tom tried to leave the restaurant without paying.
Tom got into the truck and drove off.
Tom left without saying anything.
Tom divorced his second wife last year.
Tom was in the hospital for a few weeks last year.