year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
how many years; how long; what year
every year; yearly; annually
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
several years; a few years
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
third-year student; third-year pupil
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
the same generation; coeval
a few years ago; some years back
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
few decades; many decades; several decades
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
senior; elder; person older than oneself
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
one's later years; final years (in life)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
handsome young man; Adonis
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
good young man; agreeable youth
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
that year; same year; same age
future years; in (one's) later years
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
next year; next fiscal year
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
birth date; date of birth; DOB
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
annual function; annual event
young persons' association
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
tens of thousands of years
(appropriate for) one's age
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
annals; chronicle; chronology
age range; age-group; age bracket
within the year; before the year is out
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
remainder of the year; rest of the year
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
(one's) youth; one's younger days
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
several years standing; over several years
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
one full year; first anniversary
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
yearbook; almanac; annual
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
seniority by length of service
date (year, month and day)
first year; initial (year)
of the same age; age-matched
centenary; centennial celebration
youth; minor; young people
the present year; at that time
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
the whole year; all the year
dates of birth and death unknown
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
year of a person's birth; age
before the end of this year
young literary enthusiast
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
age of majority; age of adulthood
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
millennium; millennial kingdom (of Christ)
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
year of a person's death; one's age at death
several hundred million years
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
beginning of the year; the oldest person
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
young persons' association
young (e.g. young children); of few years
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
year on year; on the previous year
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
two years later; year after next
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
the last days; the final years; the last generation
forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
quinquennial; recurring every five years
more than ... years; -odd years
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)
Japanese sacred lily (Rohdea japonica); Nippon lily; lily of China
last years of one's life; very late in one's life
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
... (years old) this year
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
non-leap year; average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.); normal year
survivor's pension or annuity
youngster; young and immature person
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
defined contribution pension plan
annual average; annual mean
one's actual age; one's fifties and sixties
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
conference; annual convention
Shōnen Jump (weekly magazine)
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
every year; year after year
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
age at marriage; age at which one marries
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
pederasty; boy love; shōnen-ai (manga subgenre depicting romantic relationships between boys); boys' love
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
national pension; government pension system
juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
age determination; dating
prayer service for a good crop
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
(living on a) pension; annuity
adult; person of full age
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez)
years of (someone's) birth and death
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
student repeating the same class
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change
old times; antiquity; former years
military preparatory school (for the Imperial Japanese Army)
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
annual rate (of interest)
incident (e.g. crime) involving a minor (between the ages of 14 and 19)
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game
age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
next fiscal year; next academic year; next calendar year
all year round; year after year
construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time
expiration of a term of service
beginning of the (fiscal) year
age of a building; number of years since construction
annual leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
biennially; every second year; every other year
(yearly) household income
year 2000 problem; Y2K bug
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
annual installment; annual instalment
two years before last (year); three years back; three years ago
decennial; recurring every ten years
Ichinen Yūhan (book by Nakae Chōmin)
training and accommodation institution for young men
age lowering; reduction in age
similar to that of an average year; in line with an average year; normal
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
the 2000s; the '00s; the aughts; the noughties
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
permanent national policy
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
juvenile protection ordinance
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
New Year's party; New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII)
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
dates of birth and death unknown
perennation; perennial; perennial plant
middle class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
years since produced (of cars)
old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos
kunenbo (Citrus reticulata); king mandarin
disability pension; invalid pension
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
one-year plan; annual plan; program for the year
chronological order (form of historical writing); ordering chronologically
retired person (who has reached retirement age); retiree
solar year; tropical year
annual (paid) leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
annual income; annual earnings
male cadet (aged 14-19) in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (during WWII)
minimum age (e.g. employment)
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
annual leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
below adult age; one's minority
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
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
being young and spirited; being young and full of go
year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago
healthy youth development ordinance; ordinance on healthy youth development
amount of a pension payment; annuity
age discrimination; agism
fertility festival; harvest festival
lying about one's age; age fabrication
era name used by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court); unofficial era name
throughout the year; all the year round; always
perennial plant; perennial
change in the fiscal year; (over the) fiscal year-end
annual; by the year; year-by-year
annual general meeting; AGM
yearly payment; annual payment
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
septennial; recurring every seven years
novennial; recurring every nine years
first anniversary of a person's death
the middle-aged and the elderly
indentured servant; articled apprentice
defined-contribution pension
1932 Theses (Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems)
juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent
mandatory retirement age (system)
chronological scientific tables
some other year; some day
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
calendar era; year numbering system used by a calendar
tens of thousands of years; eternity
years (since the start of an era)
seventh anniversary of a death
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
100th birthday anniversary
productive age; working age
welfare annuity insurance
child labor; child labour
lost thirty years; lost decades; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
ageing (of a population); aging
unusually (compared to a typical year)
insurance premium; pension contribution
length of the course of study
year-end bonus; bonus salary given at the end of the year
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
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; first two decades of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
octennial; recurring every eight years
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
youthful ardor; rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
youthful ardor; rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
1955 System; Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993
children's literature; juvenile literature
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
susceptible age (for a disease, condition, etc.); common age
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
geriatrics; geriatric medicine
long service allowance; longevity pay
fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
juvenile deemed likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
adult guardian; guardian of adult
individual-type defined contribution pension plan; iDeCo
relative change from last year
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
biological age of the body (based on fitness metrics); body age
date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)
juvenile delinquent under the age of fourteen; minor in trouble with the law
State of the Union Address (USA)
list of kanji by school year
Young Italy (19th century political movement)
youth crime; juvenile crime
man of perennial youth; man who never loses his youthful vigor
Minor Drinking Prohibition Act
legislators' pension (and retirement benefits)
Act on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors
age range; age-group; age bracket
annual range (of temperature)
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
pension coverage letter (sent annually on the birthday of the insured)
always saying the wrong thing
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
conservatorship; adult guardianship
Young Turk Revolution (Ottoman Empire, 1908)
2012 human extinction beliefs; 2012 doomsday theory
shōnen manga; boys' comics; manga aimed a younger male audience
Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology
most recent business year
widowed mother's allowance
Jeunesses Musicales du Japan
dendroclimatology; tree-ring climatology
Youth Affairs Administration
1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan
National Federation of Employees' Pensioners' Associations
China Youth Daily (newspaper)
National Federation of Employees' Pensioners' Associations (abbr.)
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
expiration of a term of service
expiration of a term of service
junior class; younger group
time and tide wait for no man
18 and 19-year olds (legally adults but covered by the 2022 Juvenile Act)
Juvenile Training School Act; Reformatory Law
Juvenile Problems Section in the Prime Minister's Office
appendix with chronological table
tropical year; solar year
Juvenile Classification Home Act
Japan Attorneys Pension Fund
boy who spends all of his free time playing baseball
year-end parties (held in December) and New Year parties (held in January)
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
National Institution for Youth Education
Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
Constitution Act 1867 (which established Canada)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
fiscal year; financial year
age of majority; age of adulthood
mannen tsūhō; ancient Japanese coinage first minted in 760 CE
school year calendar; calendar of school events and dates
Constitution Act, 1982 (part of the Canadian Constitution)
10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone
rank-and-file employee who never gets promoted
annual parallax; heliocentric parallax; stellar parallax
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
century of humiliation (in Chinese history)
unknown age; uncertain age; unidentified age
ayu; sweetfish; annual fish
mid-year; middle of the year
post-retirement return to one's home town and carrying out agricultural pursuits
geriatrics; geriatric medicine
relevant age group; target age; age group concerned
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
2025 digital cliff; anticipated problem of antiquated systems and shortage of human resources in IT
pension for the sick and wounded; annuity for invalids
varve; annual sediment lamination
climatological normal (30-year average of a climatic element); climate normal
annual income threshold (that affects taxes or social insurance)
unofficial era name; apocryphal era name
radiocarbon dating; carbon-14 dating
tax exemption for a child under the age of 16
Miyagawairyō Reform School
imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)
International Year of the Child
tax levied on mountain or forest ownership (Edo-period)
grudge of ten years' standing; harbouring a grudge for many years
tax levied on uncultivated land (Edo period)
perpetual calendar (for reckoning lucky and unlucky days)
long-standing member of the Diet
unofficial era name; apocryphal era name
skin showing signs of old age (e.g. wrinkles); ageing skin
universal pension number; common number shared between different pension schemes; basic pension number
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
lying about one's age; misrepresentation of age
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)