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The character is looking at this friend's photos as a child and says this. The friend answer "There was also that kind of time"

What does 面影here imply?

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    How do you actually understand the word? Sorry but the question just looks like a simple translation request in the current form.
    – broccoli forest
    Commented Sep 8 at 13:06
  • My reading is akin to "You resemble him/you still look like it" but I don't understand the other's answer then. "There was a time I was still like that"?
    – Kawase_K
    Commented Sep 9 at 15:21
  • And that means you already correctly understand the basic meaning of 面影. The detailed explanation of 面影 itself won't help you...
    – naruto
    Commented Sep 10 at 13:28

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面影 is a "trace", "hint", or "essence" of someone, and 面影ありますね means "I can see traces of you in this photo". Of course, being able to sense some hint in a childhood photo doesn't mean that a child and an adult look the same. It's not at all unnatural for him to follow up by saying "I also had such a time".

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