old home

language: ja

definitions

  1. A former residence or dwelling where a person previously lived, often referring to one's childhood home or previous address.
    ja: 旧居
  2. A residential care facility or institution for elderly people, typically a shortened form of 'old folks' home'.
    ja: 老人ホーム
  3. One's native place, hometown, or ancestral land, often used in literary or historical contexts to evoke nostalgia or belonging.
    ja: 故郷；ふるさと

examples

  1. When she visited her old home, her face was pale and her eyes were full of fear.

    彼女が旧居を訪れたとき、その顔は青ざめ、目は恐怖に満ちていた。

  2. After retiring, his parents moved into an old home near the coast.

    退職後、彼の両親は海岸近くの老人ホームに移りました。

  3. The poet wrote many verses about his distant old home across the sea.

    その詩人は、海の向こうにある遠い故郷について多くの詩を詠んだ。