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► 名詞
  [(2)とし]    meaning:  age  rank: 1
☆ 彼女はいつまたっても年にえない ⇨ She doesn’t look her age, looks young, no matter how old she gets
☆ お母様のお年はお幾つ? ⇨ How old is your mother?  (☛ 歳 can be used when the meaning is “age”)

  [(2)とし]  [年を取る]    meaning:  age  rank: 1
☆ 人間誰でも年を取る ⇨ All humans age
☆ 両親ももう随分年を取った ⇨ My parents are pretty old by now  (☛ About humans only)

  [(2)とし]  [良い年]    meaning:  age  rank: 1
☆ お前良い年して何考えてんだ? ⇨ What the hell are you thinking? You’re too old to be that stupid
☆ あんたい年して無理するから怪我をするんだよ ⇨ You get hurt because you do too much for your age  (☛ 「良い年」is an euphemism for middle and old ages)

  [(2)とし]    meaning:  year  rank: 1
☆ 収穫量は年によって大き違う ⇨ The harvest amounts have varied depending on year

  [(1)ねん]    meaning:  year  rank: 1
☆ あれから三年が経った ⇨ Three years have passed since then
☆ 年に一度大売し ⇨ Once-a-year special sale

  [(2)とし]  [年が行く]    meaning:  age  rank: 4
☆ はそれほど年が行っているようにえない ⇨ He doesn’t look that old

► 連体詞
  [(2)とし]  [年が行った]    meaning:  old  rank: 2
☆ 年がいった人達はそういうはしない ⇨ Older people do not think that way

  [(2)とし]  [年の行った]    meaning:  old  rank: 2
☆ 年のいった人達 ⇨ Elderlies


More examples:
  • は年を誤魔化しておうとした ⇨ He tried to lie his age and buy alcohol
  • 契約は今年末でれる ⇨ His contract ends, expires, at the end of this year
  • はもう分別がついてもいい年だ ⇨ He is old enough to have common sense, know good from bad
  • 長年のいがやっと叶った ⇨ The wish, dream, of many years finally came true
  • は十年エンジン開発たった ⇨ He worked on the development of engines for ten years
  • さんは年が年だけにとても心配だ ⇨ I am very worried about mom because of her advanced age
  • 新年がけた ⇨ It has become a new year
  • 近年の米国政治両極端分離している ⇨ Recent American politics is divided into two extremes, polar opposites
  • 工事は年内に完成予定だ ⇨ The construction is scheduled to be complete within this year, by the end of this year
  • 新年おめでとう御座います ⇨ Happy new year
  • 彼女は昨年ウィンブルドン優勝した ⇨ She won Wimbledon last year
  • 法外な年貢をめさせられていた ⇨ The farmers were forced to pay exorbitant amount of tax
  • ずくめの一年 ⇨ A year filled with good things
  • 西暦2021年 ⇨ A.D. 2021
  • チーム成績停滞が数年続いている ⇨ The performance of the team has been stagnant for several years