Words that you have heard once in the past sound more familiar to you, so when you hear them again in a few years, they stay with you.
この場合、次のような言い方ができますよ。
ーWords that you have heard once in the past feel more familiar to you, so when you hear them again in a few years, they stay with you.
「過去に一度聞いた言葉は親近感を感じ、数年後にもう一度聞くとその言葉は残る」
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