父親は(ちちおやは)年老いて(としおいて)小さくなっており、長年の憎しみが雪(ゆき)のように溶けていくのを感じた

Finally, 'I' visited the family home in Tokyo, reuniting with his father Naoharu for the first time in over a decade. Although he had once been so stubborn and terrifying, the father reunited was now completely aged and shrunken. The father also regretted the long-standing discord, and as they exchanged words, they felt their years of hatred melting away like snow.