(pine) needle; needle-leaf
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
means of transportation; transport service
thousands; several thousand
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
administrator; director; commissioner
conifer; needle-leaved tree
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
retiring from military service
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to farm; to cultivate a field
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
working in the fields; working on a farm
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family