Keyword
past
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig355
Readings
ゆえ
(38%)
(29%)
(24%)
ふる
(6%)
Composed of
old
folding chair
Mnemonic

In the past I had this folding chair that was reaaaaally old. It was probably an antique. Maybe I could sell it off for a lot of money? Hmm... I wonder what happened to it?

Used in kanji (1 in total)
make do
Used in vocabulary (153 in total)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
why; how
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
reason; cause; circumstances
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
therefore; consequently
the late; the deceased
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
the deceased; the departed
accidental death
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
and so; therefore; for that reason
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
one's native land
relation; connection; affinity
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
because; for; the reason why is ...
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
serious accident; major incident
wastepaper; scrap paper
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
fatal accident; deadly accident
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
car accident; automobile accident
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
plane crash; fall (accident)
accident at sea; maritime accident
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
accident prevention
without accident
source, cause of an accident
death (of a person)
car involved in an accident
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
ancient practices; old customs
one's former master
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
because; the reason why is
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
to think of the dead
therefore; because of this; for this reason
without a reason
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
worldly affairs
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
one's native place
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
origin and history; particulars
the wisdom of the ancients
wastepaper; scrap paper
self-inflicted accident; traffic accident where injury is caused by one's own negligence; one-car accident
broken product; faulty product
studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
(voluntary) manslaughter; killing with intent
aircraft involved in an accident; crashed aircraft; distressed aircraft
multi-vehicle accident
to know much of the world
intentional crime
(car) accident caused by slippery road conditions; icy road accident
old acquaintance
the wisdom of the ancients
congestion caused by a traffic accident
buying stolen goods
accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
dead person; the deceased
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
relatives and old friends
without a reason
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
traffic accident resulting in property damage
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
I think, therefore I am; cogito, ergo sum
I think, therefore I am; cogito, ergo sum
authentic precedent
Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
severe accident (esp. relating to a nuclear reactor)
used paper; paper for recycling
as such; that being so; for that reason
history of (automobile) accidents
as such; that being so; for that reason
there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime
reasonable; understandable; justified; not without reason
rice contaminated by an accident
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
criticality accident (in the nuclear industry)
don't judge a book by its cover; (lit.) a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high
points failure (railroad)
and so; therefore; for that reason
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
therefore; because of this; for this reason
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
I think, therefore I am; cogito, ergo sum
former appearance; original form
reasonable; understandable; justified; not without reason
historic ruins
antiquity; old acquaintance
a fence; dealer in stolen goods
dealing in stolen goods
crony politics; nepotistic government
recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections; private (stock) offering (subscription)
seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason
seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason
one's former self
event insured against
Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
traffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for letting him go first at a junction
stuck-at fault (chip, circuit); stack fault
historic customary reading of a kanji word
one's second home; home away from home
studying the past; researching history
unusual event; change (for the worse); accident
accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance); special relative
Examples (200 in total)
Why do you think so?
Why are you busy today?
No one knew why.