年(とし)を重(かさ)ねる

この老舗(しにせ)の職(しょく)人(にん)は、老(お)いては益々壮(ますますさか)んなるべしというように、歳(とし)を重(かさ)ねるごとに技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)が深(ふか)まっています。

• Just as it is said that veteran craftsmen only grow more magnificent with age, the skills of this long-established artisan deepen with every passing year.

若(わか)い頃(ころ)の彼(かれ)は、欲(よく)望(ぼう)にまかせて生(い)きていたが、年(とし)を重(かさ)ねるごとに心(こころ)が落(お)ち着(つ)き、意(い)馬(ば)心(しん)猿(えん)の状(じょう)態(たい)から脱(だっ)却(きゃく)できた。

• In his youth, he lived following his every desire, but as he grew older, his mind became more settled, and he was able to escape his state of restless agitation.

彼(かれ)は年(とし)を重(かさ)ねるごとに経(けい)験(けん)を積(つ)み、老(お)いては益々壮(ますますさか)んなるべしという言(こと)葉(ば)通(どお)り、仕(し)事(ごと)でますます活(かつ)躍(やく)しています。

• As he gets older, he continues to gain experience, and true to the saying that one should grow even more vigorous with age, he is becoming increasingly successful in his work.

若(わか)い頃(ころ)は無(む)茶(ちゃ)をしたいけど、年(とし)を重(かさ)ねるごとに体(たい)力(りょく)が落(お)ちていくのは仕(し)方(かた)ないことだよね。年(とし)は争(あらそ)えない、としはあらそえないって言(い)うしね。

• When you're young, you want to live recklessly, but it can't be helped that your stamina declines as you get older. They say you can't fight against age, after all.

あなたと一(いっ)緒(しょ)に歳(とし)を重(かさ)ねたいです。

• I want to grow old with you.

歳(とし)を重(かさ)ねると見(み)えてくるものがある。

• It is the case that when the years stack up, you come to see things.
• When the years pile up, the more things you see.

歳(とし)を重(かさ)ねるにつれ、健(けん)康(こう)状(じょう)態(たい)は悪(わる)くなった。

• As I grew older, my health declined.

彼(かの)女(じょ)は歳(とし)を重(かさ)ねるにつれ、美(うつく)しくなっていった。

• She became more beautiful as she got older.

彼(かれ)ね、歳(とし)を重(かさ)ねるごとにますます頑(がん)固(こ)になってるの。

• As he gets older, he's getting more and more stubborn.

加(か)齢(れい)臭(しゅう)は、年(とし)を重(かさ)ねると出(で)てくる中(ちゅう)高(こう)年(ねん)独(どく)特(とく)のにおいのことだ。世(せ)間(けん)で言(い)う「おっさん臭(くさ)い」や「おやじ臭(しゅう)」というのは、この加(か)齢(れい)臭(しゅう)のことだ。

• Kareishu is a special smell that comes as old people age. Popular expressions such as: "Ossan kusai" or "Oyaji kusai" (smelly old man) refer to this smell.