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)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
how many years; how long; what year
every year; yearly; annually
several years; a few years
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
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)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
a few years ago; some years back
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
the same generation; coeval
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
third-year student; third-year pupil
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
few decades; many decades; several decades
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
third-year student; third-year pupil
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
next year; next fiscal year
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
senior; elder; person older than oneself
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
within the year; before the year is out
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
one's later years; final years (in life)
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
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)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
remainder of the year; rest of the year
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
non-leap year; average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.); normal year
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
handsome young man; Adonis
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
good young man; agreeable youth
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)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
birth date; date of birth; DOB
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
that year; same year; same age
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
of tender years; very young
future years; in (one's) later years
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
before the end of this year
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 range; age-group; age bracket
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
former years; formerly; a few years ago
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
similar to that of an average year; in line with an average year; normal
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
tens of thousands of years
(appropriate for) one's age
seniority by length of service
annual rate (of interest)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
annual function; annual event
several years standing; over several years
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
of tender years; very young
young persons' association
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
first year; initial (year)
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.
(one's) youth; one's younger days
year on year; on the previous year
age of majority; age of adulthood
national pension; government pension system
annual general meeting; AGM
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
annals; chronicle; chronology
apparent age (of someone); rough age
of the same age; age-matched
beginning of the year; the oldest person
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
date (year, month and day)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
one full year; first anniversary
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
youth; minor; young people
yearbook; almanac; annual
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
the present year; at that time
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
the whole year; all the year
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
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
apparent age (of someone); rough age
of tender years; very young
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
young literary enthusiast
survivor's pension or annuity
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
annual average; annual mean
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
of tender years; very young
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
young (e.g. young children); of few years
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
several hundred million years
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
amount of a pension payment; annuity
Shōnen Jump (weekly magazine)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
next fiscal year; next academic year; next calendar year
quinquennial; recurring every five years
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
young persons' association
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
two years later; year after next
youngster; young and immature person
millennium; millennial kingdom (of Christ)
year of a person's death; one's age at death
year of a person's birth; age
more than ... years; -odd years
conservatorship; adult guardianship
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
last years of one's life; very late in one's life
construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time
an old man's indiscretions
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
age determination; dating
... (years old) this year
defined contribution pension plan
year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago
like an old man; like an old woman
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
incident (e.g. crime) involving a minor (between the ages of 14 and 19)
juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
(living on a) pension; annuity
adult guardian; guardian of adult
the last days; the final years; the last generation
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
age relationship; luck attending age
the whole year; all the year
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
age at marriage; age at which one marries
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
beginning of the (fiscal) year
similar to that of an average year; in line with an average year; normal
healthy youth development ordinance; ordinance on healthy youth development
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
(for the) first time this year
centenary; centennial celebration
pederasty; boy love; shōnen-ai (manga subgenre depicting romantic relationships between boys); boys' love
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
for many years; anciently
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game
age lowering; reduction in age
couple with a large age disparity
nobody can win against advancing age
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
every year; year after year
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
year of one's birth; one's birth year
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
annual (paid) leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
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)
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change
insurance premium; pension contribution
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
next year; following year
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
juvenile protection ordinance
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
universal pension number; common number shared between different pension schemes; basic pension number
Japanese sacred lily (Rohdea japonica); Nippon lily; lily of China
quinquennial; recurring every five years
disability pension; invalid pension
forgetting the hardships of the old year; year-end drinking party
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
old times; antiquity; former years
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez)
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
quinquennial; recurring every five years
(yearly) household income
student repeating the same class
woman approaching middle age
official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
dates of birth and death unknown
year of the Boar; year of the Pig
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement; minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)
biennially; every second year; every other year
years of (someone's) birth and death
legislators' pension (and retirement benefits)
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
year-end fair; year-end market
change in the fiscal year; (over the) fiscal year-end
age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)
annual income; annual earnings
all year round; year after year
permanent national policy
annual leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
next year; following year
imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)
welfare annuity insurance
ageing (of a population); aging
geriatrics; geriatric medicine
expiration of a term of service
training and accommodation institution for young men
Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
annual installment; annual instalment
of tender years; very young
prayer service for a good crop
quinquennial; recurring every five years
18 and 19-year olds (legally adults but covered by the 2022 Juvenile Act)
growing older; aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
military preparatory school (for the Imperial Japanese Army)
forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
two years before last (year); three years back; three years ago
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
mandatory retirement age (system)
the 2000s; the '00s; the aughts; the noughties
retired person (who has reached retirement age); retiree
way one ages; aging (gracefully, etc.)
year of a person's death; one's age at death
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
tax exemption for a child under the age of 16
Ichinen Yūhan (book by Nakae Chōmin)
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
apparent age (of someone); rough age
quinquennial; recurring every five years
National Institution for Youth Education
conference; annual convention
individual-type defined contribution pension plan; iDeCo
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
quinquennial; recurring every five years
one-year plan; annual plan; program for the year
New Year's party; New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII)
annual leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
annual; by the year; year-by-year
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
perennation; perennial; perennial plant
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
year 2000 problem; Y2K bug
decennial; recurring every ten years
divination that predicts the events of the whole year (esp. concerning crops)
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
dates of birth and death unknown
climatological normal (30-year average of a climatic element); climate normal
years since produced (of cars)
kunenbo (Citrus reticulata); king mandarin
the passing year; the old year
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos
middle class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
relative change from last year
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
male cadet (aged 14-19) in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (during WWII)
child born in last half of the year
chronological order (form of historical writing); ordering chronologically
age of a building; number of years since construction
solar year; tropical year
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
minimum age (e.g. employment)
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
adult; person of full age
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
below adult age; one's minority
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
year of the Boar; year of the Pig
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
yearly payment; annual payment
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
the middle-aged and the elderly
being young and spirited; being young and full of go
fertility festival; harvest festival
productive age; working age
lying about one's age; age fabrication
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
year of one's birth; one's birth year
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
age discrimination; agism
thousand years; millennium; eternity
sexennial; recurring every six years
quinquennial; recurring every five years
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
era name used by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court); unofficial era name
year of a large crop; good year (for fruit, etc.); high pollen year
perennial plant; perennial
sexennial; recurring every six years
throughout the year; all the year round; always
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
calendar era; year numbering system used by a calendar
crying over spilt milk; (lit.) counting the age of one's dead child
bad year (for fruit); off year; low pollen year
chronological scientific tables
fish served with white rice on New Year's eve
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
novennial; recurring every nine years
seventh anniversary of a death
tens of thousands of years; eternity
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
years (since the start of an era)
defined-contribution pension
date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
1932 Theses (Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems)
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
first anniversary of a person's death
juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent
unusually (compared to a typical year)
indentured servant; articled apprentice
septennial; recurring every seven years
some other year; some day
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
two years before last (year); three years back; three years ago
1955 System; Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993
decennial; recurring every ten years
length of the course of study
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
child labor; child labour
septennial; recurring every seven years
biannual payment; semiannual payment; semestral payment
Kōgo register; Japan's first census register (670)
bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
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
continuance into the New Year
like an old man; like an old woman
lost twenty years; first two decades of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
100th birthday anniversary
decennial; recurring every ten years
year-end bonus; bonus salary given at the end of the year
China Youth Daily (newspaper)
age determination method; dating technique
year 2000 problem; Y2K bug
lost thirty years; lost decades; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
age of majority; age of adulthood
age range; age-group; age bracket
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
Act on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors
long service allowance; longevity pay
septennial; recurring every seven years
susceptible age (for a disease, condition, etc.); common age
fiscal year; financial year
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
year of the Boar; year of the Pig
octennial; recurring every eight years
before the end of this year
youthful ardor; rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
children's literature; juvenile literature
youthful ardor; rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
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
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
youngster; young and immature person
bumper crops; year of a full rice harvest
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
octennial; recurring every eight years
septennial; recurring every seven years
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
novennial; recurring every nine years
extending over a number of years
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
sexennial; recurring every six years
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
expiration of a term of service
lost twenty years; first two decades of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
sexennial; recurring every six years
fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
novennial; recurring every nine years
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband)
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
novennial; recurring every nine years
State of the Union Address (USA)
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
man of perennial youth; man who never loses his youthful vigor
juvenile deemed likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
biannual payment; semiannual payment; semestral payment
Young Italy (19th century political movement)
being born in the year of the Tiger; person born in the year of the Tiger
biological age of the body (based on fitness metrics); body age
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
Juvenile Training School Act; Reformatory Law
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
sexennial; recurring every six years
list of kanji by school year
ever unsuccessful candidate; persistent candidate
two years later; year after next
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
juvenile deemed likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
juvenile delinquent under the age of fourteen; minor in trouble with the law
decennial; recurring every ten years
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
youth crime; juvenile crime
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
annual range (of temperature)
septennial; recurring every seven years
decennial; recurring every ten years
long-standing member of the Diet
quinquennial; recurring every five years
mid-year; middle of the year
decennial; recurring every ten years
Minor Drinking Prohibition Act
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
year of the Boar; year of the Pig
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
child born of older parents; child raised by grandparents; child spoiled by doting grandparents
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
quinquennial; recurring every five years
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
years of (someone's) birth and death
decennial; recurring every ten years
decennial; recurring every ten years
decennial; recurring every ten years
decennial; recurring every ten years
decennial; recurring every ten years
decennial; recurring every ten years
pension coverage letter (sent annually on the birthday of the insured)
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years; lasting four years
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
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
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
throughout the year; all the year round; always
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
tens of thousands of years; eternity
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
1932 Theses (Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems)
unusually (compared to a typical year)
indentured servant; articled apprentice
lost thirty years; lost decades; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
continuance into the New Year
Branchinella kugenumaensis (species of fairy shrimp)
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
extending over a number of years
extending over a number of years
extending over a number of years
emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae); bourgeois red snapper; bourgeois fish
grain (esp. rice); rice cultivation
one's actual age; one's fifties and sixties
beans of the bean-scattering ceremony
child born of older parents; child raised by grandparents; child spoiled by doting grandparents
child born in first half of the year
always saying the wrong thing
being older or a senior; the first half of the year
widowed mother's allowance
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
appendix with chronological table
temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler
temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler
coach without a special assignment within the Sumo Association
10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone
elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period
grudge of ten years' standing; harbouring a grudge for many years
a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband
notification for compulsory retirement
radiocarbon dating; carbon-14 dating
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
time and tide wait for no man
old enough (to know better, etc.)
perpetual calendar (for reckoning lucky and unlucky days)
fiscal year; financial year
Constitution Act, 1982 (part of the Canadian Constitution)
Constitution Act 1867 (which established Canada)
dendroclimatology; tree-ring climatology
1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan
1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan
mannen tsūhō; ancient Japanese coinage first minted in 760 CE
New Year's Eve; Jupiter (planet)
Tōhoku harvest divination event (14th night of the New Year)
school year calendar; calendar of school events and dates
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
2012 human extinction beliefs; 2012 doomsday theory
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
expiration of a term of service
expiration of a term of service
year of good crops; fruitful year; vintage year
post-retirement return to one's home town and carrying out agricultural pursuits
annual parallax; heliocentric parallax; stellar parallax
some people are never satisfied; (lit.) the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
some people are never satisfied; (lit.) the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
unofficial era name; apocryphal era name
unofficial era name; apocryphal era name
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)
century of humiliation (in Chinese history)
2025 digital cliff; anticipated problem of antiquated systems and shortage of human resources in IT
junior class; younger group
most recent business year
Juvenile Classification Home Act
year-end parties (held in December) and New Year parties (held in January)
relevant age group; target age; age group concerned
boy who spends all of his free time playing baseball
skin showing signs of old age (e.g. wrinkles); ageing skin
tropical year; solar year
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
year-end marketing campaign (promotion, sales, etc.); New Year's campaign
geriatrics; geriatric medicine
annual income threshold (that affects taxes or social insurance)
ayu; sweetfish; annual fish
pension for the sick and wounded; annuity for invalids
varve; annual sediment lamination
rank-and-file employee who never gets promoted
shōnen manga; boys' comics; manga aimed a younger male audience
shōnen manga; boys' comics; manga aimed a younger male audience
shōnen manga; boys' comics; manga aimed a younger male audience
International Year of the Child
lying about one's age; misrepresentation of age
tax levied on mountain or forest ownership (Edo-period)
tax levied on uncultivated land (Edo period)
unknown age; uncertain age; unidentified age
Miyagawairyō Reform School
Jeunesses Musicales du Japan
Youth Affairs Administration
Juvenile Problems Section in the Prime Minister's Office
Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology
Japan Attorneys Pension Fund
Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation
Young Turk Revolution (Ottoman Empire, 1908)
National Federation of Employees' Pensioners' Associations
National Federation of Employees' Pensioners' Associations (abbr.)
eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)
Sedum bulbiferum (species of stonecrop)
needle stonecrop (Sedum lineare)
Sedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
bead lily (Clintonia udensis)