前年

ぜんねん

the preceding year, the previous year, last year

数年

すうねん

several years

年数

ねんすう

number of years

前年度

ぜんねんど

preceding fiscal year

百年前

ひゃくねんまえ

one hundred years ago, a hundred year previously

一年前

いちねんまえ

one year ago

前々年

ぜんぜんねん

two years before

前年比

ぜんねんひ

year on year, on the previous year

数え年

かぞえどし

old manner of reckoning one's age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year's

数年間

すうねんかん

several years

数年来

すうねんらい

several years standing, over several years

数億年

すうおくねん

several hundred million years

数十年

すうじゅうねん

few decades, many decades, several decades

数年後

すうねんご

a few years later

築年数

ちくねんすう

age of a building

前年同期

ぜんねんどうき

year-before period, corresponding period of previous year, same period a year ago

対前年比

たいぜんねんひ

relative change from last year

前年割れ

ぜんねんわれ

year-to-year decline

前年同月

ぜんねんどうげつ

same period of last year, the same month a year ago, year-ago month