ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
how many years; how long; what year
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
every year; yearly; annually
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
the present year; at that time
year of a person's death; one's age at death
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
whole year; all year round; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
that year; same year; same age
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
more than ... years; -odd years
conference; annual convention
(period of) a year; during an era
several years; a few years
few decades; many decades; several decades
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
senior; elder; person older than oneself
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
one's later years; final years (in life)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
former years; formerly; a few years ago
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
quinquennial; recurring every five years
years of (someone's) birth and death
youth; minor; young people
the whole year; all the year
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
annual publication; year of publication
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
several hundred million years
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
number of years since one's birth; age
two years later; year after next
the last days; the final years; the last generation
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)
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
every year; year after year
annual average; annual mean
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
annual rate (of interest)
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
decennial; recurring every ten years
quadrennial; recurring every four years
all year round; year after year
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
biennially; every second year; every other year
septennial; recurring every seven years
novennial; recurring every nine years
years since produced (of cars)
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
octennial; recurring every eight years
some other year; some day
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
amount of a pension payment; annuity
years (since the start of an era)
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
man of perennial youth; man who never loses his youthful vigor
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
expiration of a term of service
expiration of a term of service
annual parallax; heliocentric parallax; stellar parallax
one's actual age; one's fifties and sixties
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)