末まつ葉よう

noun

end of an era; close of a century

Formal or literary term used to refer to the final years or closing period of a historical era or century.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの末まつ葉ように生うまれた。

  He was born at the end of the Edo period.

noun

descendant

Formal or literary term for a descendant; often used in genealogical or historical contexts. See also 末孫.

See also: 末孫

• 彼かれは有ゆう名めいな武ぶ将しょうの末まつ葉ようだと言いわれている。

  He is said to be a descendant of a famous warlord.