[かこ, kako] (n-adv, n) (1) the past; bygone days; the previous; (2) a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; (3) { ling } past (tense); preterit; preterite; (4) { Buddh } previous life; (P)#375
[そのひぐらし, sonohigurashi] (n) (1) financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; (2) living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
[すぎこしかた, sugikoshikata] (exp) (1) (See 来し方) the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); (2) the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
[とうのばんめい, tounobanmei] (n) inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")