嘗(かつ)て

私(わたし)は嘗(かつ)て住(す)んでいた場所(ばしょ)が恋(こい)しいです。

I miss the place where I once lived. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

嘗(かつ)ての名(めい)選手(せんしゅ)も、今(いま)は普通(ふつう)のおじさんである。

The former star player is now just an ordinary old man. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

かつて京都(きょうと)にいた頃(ころ)は、毎日(まいにち)寺院(じいん)に参拝(さんぱい)していました。

When I was once in Kyoto, I used to visit temples every day. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

オリンピックを目前(もくぜん)にして、街(まち)が嘗(かつ)てない賑(にぎ)わいを見(み)せています。

With the Olympics just around the corner, the city is showing a bustle it has never before seen. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

日本(にほん)は嘗(かつ)て鎖国(さこく)をしていたとあって、他国(たこく)よりも内(うち)向(む)きな国民(こくみん)が多(おお)い。

Japan once practiced a policy of national seclusion, resulting in a population that is more inward-looking than other countries. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}