To Leave
intransitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means past, and this verb means to leave. It should be easy to remember because you know what people say — you leave past in the past.
You will want to leave, if you see a saw (さ) pointing at you. You know saws can be deadly weapons, you should immediately leave when someone is brandishing one at you!
どうせすぐブームは去るよ。
The boom will be over soon anyway.
そのマネージャーは去年会社を去りました。
That manager left the company last year.
ようやく台風が去ってくれたね。
Finally, the typhoon has gone away, hasn't it.