one's later years; final years (in life)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
expertise; experience; knowledge
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
nobleman's illegitimate child
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
last days; the end; one's fate
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wherein; therein; thereinto
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful