生なり年どし

noun

year of a large crop; bumper year

Refers to a year when fruit trees or other crops bear an especially abundant harvest. Often used in agricultural or seasonal contexts.

• 今年ことしはみかんの生なり年どしで、どの木きもたわわに実みのっている。

  This year is a bumper year for mandarins, and every tree is laden with fruit.

• 生なり年どしと不ふ作さくの年としが交こう互ごに来くることが多おおい。

  Bumper years and lean years often alternate.