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
Examples (200 in total)
Why do you think so?
Why are you busy today?
No one knew why.
I cannot conceive why she has done such a thing.
Why didn't you tell her?
Why am I shooting these guys, tell me, what have they done?
Why did you open the box?
Why is the sky blue?
I wonder why he is so angry.
Why were you silent all the time?
Why isn't she dancing?
"If there is an accident," he says, "they will know right away."
A lot of people died in that accident.
She was never completely free from pain after the accident.
It must've been a terrible accident.
This is the place where the accident was.
This is where the accident happened.
This is the place where the accident happened.
Is this the place where the accident happened?
It follows from this that the company is not responsible for the accident.
About one hundred people were killed in this accident.
There were a number of reasons for this accident.
You are responsible for this accident.
This accident has nothing to do with me.
Confusion arose from the accident.
No one knew for certain how the accident happened.
It is a complete mystery what caused the accident.
The accident deprived them of their happiness.
You are to blame for the accident.
Many lives were lost in the accident.
I explained the accident to him.
I asked him about the accident.
It is you that are responsible for the accident.
She said she had heard of the accident.
The accident happened on a rainy day.
When did the accident happen to her?
When did the accident take place?
When did the accident happen?
That accident happened near his house.
The accident occurred yesterday morning.
The accident happened two years ago.
It was a terrible accident.
Never in my life have I seen such a terrible accident.
Accidents will happen.
Most accidents happen near home.
If the accident happens, report to me.
Had he known the facts, the accident might have been avoided.
There has been an accident.
An accident has just happened.
My car was badly damaged in the accident.
On account of an accident, I was late for school.
Have you heard about the accident?
The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
Shortly after the accident, the police came.
Accidents have increased in number.
Where did the accident take place?
The accident happened before I arrived.
The accident happened suddenly.
Accidents are inevitable.
There appears to have been an accident.
There must have been an accident up ahead.
Did you actually see the accident?
He wishes the accident hadn't happened.
He described the accident in detail to the police.
He is responsible for the accident.
He died soon after the accident.
Did he mention the accident?
He told me about the accident as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
He gave us a detailed account of the accident.
He explained about the accident.
He never speaks of the accident.
He gave a short account of the accident.
This is his sixth accident.
He saw the accident on the way to school.
He actually didn't see the accident.
He reported his accident to the police.
Her son died in an accident.
She didn't mention the accident to me.
We need to study the cause and effect of the accident closely.
We actually saw the accident.
An awful accident happened yesterday.
Was that really an accident?
All the villagers know of the accident.
Do you remember the day when we saw the accident?
I remember the day when the accident happened.
I have nothing to do with the accident, and I know nothing.
I had nothing to do with that accident.
I was late for school on account of an accident.
I was called out to the scene of the accident.
I told him all about the accident.
The excited woman tried to explain the accident all in one breath.
Who is to blame for the accident?
The police are looking into the cause of the accident.
The police informed us of the accident.
Walking along the street, I saw the accident.
I'm sure it was an accident.
The three people gave three different accounts of the accident.
We were not to blame for the accident.
I don't blame you for the accident. It wasn't your fault.
Thank you for not blaming me for the accident.
Why are you blaming me for what happened?
Harry was late for class yesterday because of his accident.
They gave different versions of the accident.
Dare you ask him about the accident?
Accidents will happen when we are off guard.
I heard about the accident for the first time yesterday.
It's a miracle that he wasn't killed in the accident.
They agreed to look into the causes of the accident.
The accident robbed him of his best friend.
The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.
He gave a detailed description of the accident.
I read about the accident in the newspaper.
I returned to my hometown after five years' absence.
This is my hometown.
This view reminds me of my home town.
This picture always reminds me of my hometown.
When I hear that song, I think about my hometown.
He was never to come back to his hometown.
He was never to return to his hometown.
He lives far away from his hometown.
He returned to his native village.
He left his native village, never to return.
How was your hometown?
I returned to my home this spring.
I wrote a letter to my parents at home.
We made our way towards our hometown.
Snow reminds me of my hometown.
He left his hometown on a cold morning.
My home lies far across the sea.
We visited his home country for the first time.
There was an accident on Fifth Avenue yesterday.
Sometimes even small mistakes can lead to big accidents.
The cause of the accident is unknown.
The cause of the accident is not known to us.
You can't blame him for the accident.
He dreamed about his home.
I sometimes dream of home.
Describe that accident in detail.
Fortunately he didn't die in the accident.
You'll understand how terrible this accident was when you read the article.
He witnessed the accident.
We didn't actually see the accident.
As many as ten people saw the accident.
Four people were in the car when the accident happened.
That is how the accident occurred.
He had been working in the factory for three years when the accident occurred.
Last night an explosion took place at a fireworks factory.
Unfortunately, he broke his leg in the accident.
As today's accident is very serious, I take it seriously.
We must make a close analysis of the causes of the accident.
The train was delayed because of an accident.
He was late as a result of the accident.
It was because of the accident that I was late for school.
Six months have passed since the author was killed in an accident.
We think that the narrow road was responsible for the accident.
Why did you live in Kyoto last year?
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
His account of the accident agrees with yours.
Many accidents happen every year.
This is how the accident happened.
I'll ask him how the accident happened.
How did the accident happen?
Do you know how the accident happened?
He explained how the accident came about.
Many people were killed in the accident.
His wife was killed in the accident.
The accident was due to bad driving.
Drive slowly. You might have an accident.
After the accident, he was banned from driving.
She doesn't drive for fear of an accident.
Careful driving prevents accidents.
Defensive driving can help you avoid accidents.
I have nothing to do with this accident.
She shed plentiful tears when her beloved dog was killed in an accident.
It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.
He was killed in an airplane accident.
Many people were killed in the plane accident.
No one survived the plane crash.
There was a crash on Route 66 today.
The police are investigating the cause of the crash.
There were three deaths in the car crash.
The number of traffic accidents has increased in recent years.
He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life.
Only one person survived the accident.
Such behavior may bring about an accident.
The accident was brought about by his carelessness.
The committee inquired into the cause of the accident.
The investigating committee is looking into the cause of the accident.
I must return home within a week.
Do you know what time that accident happened?
It is no use blaming him for the accident now.
The bus was delayed an hour by the accident.
When I visited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been ten years ago.
They blamed the driver for the accident.
The policeman blamed the accident on the driver.
The drivers began arguing about who was to blame for the accident.
The policeman blamed the taxi driver for the accident.
The police blamed the accident on the taxi driver.
I really like a cloudy sky. Why? I don't even know.
No one can understand how the accident happened.