noun
growing older; aging
General term for getting older, often used in the context of birthdays or the passage of years.
年取りを感じるようになった。
I've started to feel my age.
年取りのせいか、疲れやすくなった。
Maybe it's because of getting older, but I get tired more easily.
noun
New Year's Eve aging ceremony; year-end age ritual
Traditional custom of celebrating everyone becoming a year older on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter, rather than on individual birthdays.
昔は年取りの晩に家族で集まったものだ。
In the old days, families would gather on the night of the aging ceremony.