郷里の萱堂の病を知り、彼は急ぎ帰郷することにした。
Learning of his mother's illness in his hometown, he decided to return home in a hurry.
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He decided to return to his hometown for the first time in ten years.
10年ぶりに帰郷した私は、立ち並ぶビルを見て今昔之感に堪えなかった。
Returning to my hometown for the first time in ten years, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of the changes between now and the past as I looked at the rows of buildings.
Usage Notes
Refers to returning to the place where one was born or raised. Similar to 'kisei' (returning for a visit).
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