year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
(period of) a year; during an era
how many years; how long; what year
every year; yearly; annually
annual (plant); first-year student
several years; a few years
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
second-year student; biennial
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
a few years ago; some years back
the same generation; coeval
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
few decades; many decades; several decades
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
senior; elder; person older than oneself
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
one's later years; final years (in life)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
handsome young man; Adonis
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
that year; same year; same age
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
good young man; agreeable youth
future years; in (one's) later years
former years; formerly; a few years ago
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
next year; next fiscal year
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
birth date; date of birth; DOB
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
annual function; annual event
young persons' association
annals; chronicle; chronology
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
tens of thousands of years
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
within the year; before the year is out
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
age range; age-group; age bracket
(one's) youth; one's younger days
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
(appropriate for) one's age
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
several years standing; over several years
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
yearbook; almanac; annual
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
open every day of the year
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
seniority by length of service
first year; initial (year)
the present year; at that time
years of (someone's) birth and death
of the same age; age-matched
youth; minor; young people
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
young literary enthusiast
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
before the end of this year
the whole year; all the year
menopause; change of life
annual publication; year of publication
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
year of a person's death; one's age at death
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
beginning of the year; the oldest person
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
several hundred million years
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
age of majority; age of adulthood
young persons' association
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
two years later; year after next
year on year; on the previous year
the last days; the final years; the last generation
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica
year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
more than ... years; -odd years
forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
young (e.g. young children); of few years
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
survivor's pension or annuity
youngster; young and immature person
defined contribution pension plan
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
annual average; annual mean
one's actual age; one's fifties and sixties
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
... (years old) this year
every year; year after year
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
conference; annual convention
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
age at marriage; age at which one marries
juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
prayer service for a good crop
national pension; government pension system
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
(living on a) pension; annuity
adult; person of full age
age determination; dating
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
student repeating the same class
change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
annual rate (of interest)
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
old times; antiquity; former years
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time
beginning of the (fiscal) year
annual installment; annual instalment
Y2K bug; year 2000 problem
expiration of a term of service
age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
two years before last (year); three years back (ago)
decennial; recurring every ten years
all year round; year after year
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
yearly paid vacation (holiday)
average year; normal year
biennially; every second year; every other year
chronological report; chronicle
training and accommodation institution for young men
permanent national policy
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
age lowering; reduction in age
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII); New Year's party
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
years since produced (of cars)
old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos
disability pension; invalid pension
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu; (arch.) salmon
quadrennial; recurring every four years
chronological order (form of historical writing); ordering chronologically
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
sexennial; recurring every six years
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
being young and spirited; being young and full of go
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
minimum age (e.g. employment)
age discrimination; agism
below adult age; one's minority
fertility festival; harvest festival
throughout the year; all the year round; always
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
era name selected by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court)
year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago
yearly payment; annual payment
centenary; centennial celebration
septennial; recurring every seven years
novennial; recurring every nine years
first anniversary of a person's death
the middle-aged and the elderly
1932 Theses (Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems)
juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent
mandatory retirement age (system)
some other year; some day
chronological scientific tables
annual general meeting; AGM
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
unusually (compared to a typical year)
amount of a pension payment; annuity
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
seventh anniversary of a death
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
octennial; recurring every eight years
defined-contribution pension
100th birthday anniversary
welfare annuity insurance
child labor; child labour
calendar era; year numbering system used by a calendar
years (since the start of an era)
insurance premium; pension contribution
length of the course of study
year-end bonus; bonus salary given at the end of the year
Kōgo register; Japan's first census register (670)
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
lost twenty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s
youthful ardor; rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
long service allowance; longevity pay
1955 System; Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993
susceptible age (for a disease, condition, etc.); common age
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
age determination method; dating technique
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband)
bumper crops; year of a full rice harvest
extending over a number of years
waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks
fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
adult guardian; guardian of adult
individual-type defined contribution pension plan; iDeCo
youthful ardor; rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
relative change from last year
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)
juvenile delinquent under the age of fourteen; minor in trouble with the law
productive age; working age
State of the Union Address (USA)
list of kanji by school year
juvenile likely to commit a crime; juvenile with a criminal bent; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
Young Italy (19th century political movement)
man of perennial youth; man who never loses his youthful vigor
Law for Prohibiting Minors from Smoking
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
ever unsuccessful candidate; persistent candidate
always saying the wrong thing
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
2012 human extinction beliefs; 2012 doomsday theory
widowed mother's allowance
dendroclimatology; tree-ring climatology
1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
expiration of a term of service
expiration of a term of service
time and tide wait for no man
appendix with chronological table
fiscal year; financial year
notification for compulsory retirement
a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
fiscal year; financial year
age of majority; age of adulthood
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
Constitution Act 1867 (which established Canada)
school year calendar; calendar of school events and dates
ancient Japanese coinage first minted in 760 CE
10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone
Constitution Act, 1982 (part of the Canadian Constitution)
annual parallax; heliocentric parallax; stellar parallax
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
legislators' pension (and retirement benefits)
century of humiliation (in Chinese history)
post-retirement return to one's home town and carrying out agricultural pursuits
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
2025 digital cliff; looming problem of antiquated systems and shortage of human resources in IT
unofficial era name; apocryphal era name
radiocarbon dating; carbon-14 dating
imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)
tax exemption for a child under the age of 16
grudge of ten years' standing; harbouring a grudge for many years
perpetual calendar (for reckoning lucky and unlucky days)
unofficial era name; apocryphal era name
long-standing member of the Diet
universal pension number; common number shared between different pension schemes; basic pension number
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
Branchinella kugenumaensis (species of fairy shrimp)
emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae); bourgeois red snapper; bourgeois fish
Sedum bulbiferum (species of stonecrop)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)
Sedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)
needle stonecrop (Sedum lineare)
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)