臘 （ロウ） offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice, twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar, year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)

臘月 （ロウゲツ） twelfth lunar month, 12th month of the lunar calendar

劫臈 （コウロウ） long time, long years of service

旧臘 （キュウロウ） last December, end of last year