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VocabJLPT N1

recollection

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. recollection
2. retrospection

This noun refers to the act of looking back on past memories or events, similar to reminiscing. It is used when a character or person reflects on things that happened in the past, often with a nostalgic or emotional tone.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The smell of pencils on my desk takes me back to exam season.

Sentence 2

Um… which moment are you thinking back on that's making you cry?

Sentence 3

You're probably just remembering it through rose-colored glasses again, aren't you?

Sentence 4

"Have I really changed?" I wondered, and the question left me unsettled.

Sentence 5

Hey, that shop sign — doesn't it take you right back to our first date!