1 a strong feeling of wanting or wishing for something: --
I have a yen for travelling.
4 the value of the yen compared to the value of currencies of other countries: --
The central government's payment of share for the construction was 1.69 million yen.
Nevertheless, the difference between 41.985 yen and 39.85 yen is not of much significance.
In 1912 their total monthly expenditure rose to 25 yen, which meant a further 19 per cent increase at 1934-1936 prices.
By contrast, those of projects without grant support rose sharply - form 54 trillion yen in 1980 to 179 trillion yen in 1993.
Between 1985 and 1994, the total reduction amounted to 93 trillion yen.
She could obtain ' '1.5 to 2 yen per day' ' under the piece wage system.
Those who were interested in joining were asked to pay an annual fee of one yen.
Two trillion yen were cut from the distribution of the local allocation tax and the reserves of public works.
