year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
every year; yearly; annually
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
mature woman; middle-aged woman
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
of tender years; very young
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
of tender years; very young
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
apparent age (of someone); rough age
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
beginning of the year; the oldest person
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
an old man's indiscretions
age relationship; luck attending age
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
like an old man; like an old woman
for many years; anciently
forgetting the hardships of the old year; year-end drinking party
man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
couple with a large age disparity
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
(for the) first time this year
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
next year; following year
nobody can win against advancing age
growing older; aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)
semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
year-end fair; year-end market
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
two years before last (year); three years back; three years ago
way one ages; aging (gracefully, etc.)
divination that predicts the events of the whole year (esp. concerning crops)
the passing year; the old year
child born in last half of the year
age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of girls in their late teens); (lit.) age where even chopsticks rolling is amusing
Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
crying over spilt milk; (lit.) counting the age of one's dead child
fish served with white rice on New Year's eve
biannual payment; semiannual payment; semestral payment
continuance into the New Year
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo
child born of older parents; child raised by grandparents; child spoiled by doting grandparents
grain (esp. rice); rice cultivation
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
Tōhoku harvest divination event (14th night of the New Year)
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
child born of older parents; child raised by grandparents; child spoiled by doting grandparents
child born in first half of the year
being older or a senior; the first half of the year
official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)
year-end marketing campaign (promotion, sales, etc.); New Year's campaign
beans of the bean-scattering ceremony
temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler
some people are never satisfied; (lit.) the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
New Year's Eve; Jupiter (planet)
elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period