年中行事 (annual events)

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おせいぼ

year-end gift

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年中行事 ・ ねんじゅうぎょうじ

annual events

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お正月 ・ おしょうがつ

New Year

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大晦日 ・ おおみそか

New Year’s Eve

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除夜の鐘 ・ じょやのかね

New year bells

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年越しそば ・ としこしそば

new year’s eve buckwheat noodles

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忘年会 ・ ぼうねんかい

end of year party

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新年 ・ しんねん

a new year

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一家 ・ いっか

household

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準備 ・ じゅんび

preparation

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年末 ・ ねんまつ

year-end

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元日 ・ がんじつ  or  元旦 ・ がんたん

new year’s day

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年始 ・ ねんし

beginning of year

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年賀状 ・ ねんがじょう

new year’s greeting card

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三が日

first 3 days of the new year

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お小遣い ・ おこづかい

pocket money

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おせち料理

new year dishes

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おもち

rice cake

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かがみもち

round, mirror shaped rice cake

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お年玉 ・ おとしだま

new year’s money gift

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初詣 ・ はつもうで

first shrine/temple visit of the new year

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しあかざり

sacred shinto rope with festoons

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おみくじ

strip of white paper with a written ‘oracle’

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書初め ・ かきぞめ

first calligraphy writing of the new year

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門松 ・ かどまつ

decorative pine branches used outside of the house during new year

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たこあげ

kite-flying

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こままわし

spinning a top

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はねつき

Japanese badminton played during new year (by girls)

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おぞうに

grilled rice cake soup (consumed during new year)

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おとそ

spiced sake, New Year’s drink

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絵馬 ・ えま

picture of a horse on a wooden tablet offered as a votive to a deity

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うらない

fortune telling

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しめなわ

special twisted straw rope used as a New Year Decoration

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百人一首 ・ ひゃくにんいっしゅ

New year card game

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ふくわらい

New year’s ‘pin the donkey’ but its a woman

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明けましておめでとうございます!

Happy New Year! (greeting expression)

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よい年をおむかえ下さい。

Wishing you all the best for the coming year.

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今年も(or 本年も)どうぞよろしくおねがい します (or いたします)。

I hope this year will be a good year too! (expression)

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かねがなる

bells ring

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かねをつく

to strike bells

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かねをならす

ring the bell

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一年のもくひょうを立(た)てる

to set goals

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賀状 ・ がじょう or 謹賀新年 ・ きんがしんねん

I wish you a happy New Year (written on 年賀状)

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つめたいまま食べる

eat it cold (*~まま: in that state; as is)

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もちつきをする

to make mochi (mochi pounding)

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トランプをする

play cards

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政治の日 ・ せいじんのひ

adults’ day (jan 15th - 一月十五日)

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節分 ・ せつぶん

bean throwing festival (feb 3rd - 二月三日)

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しんるい & しんせき

relatives

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ゆめ

dream

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ねがいごと

a wish

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かざり

decoration

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カルタ

traditional japanese card game

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「おに」をおいはらう

to drive away evil

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「福 (ふく)」をよぶ

to ask for good luck

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まめまき

bean throwing

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まめをまく

to throw/ scatter beans

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年の数 (かず)

number of years

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ひろって食べる

pick up and eat

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なげる

to throw

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「おには外、福(ふく)は内(うち)」

(expression) ‘Happiness is in, Evil is out’

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建国記念日 ・ けんこくきねんび

National Foundation Day (Feb 11th - 二月十一日)

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バレンタイン・デー

Valentine’s Day (Feb 14 - 二月十四日)

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ひな祭り ・ ひなまつり

Doll festival or Girls’ festival (Mar 3 - 三月三日)

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人 形 ・ にんぎょう

doll

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ひな人形

Hina Doll

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きゅうていの人 形

Court Dolls

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こうごうの人 形

Empress doll

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白酒 ・ しろざけ

sweet white sake

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ひなあられ

traditional sweet for the Girls’ Festival (popped rice coated with sugar)

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ひしもち

a lozenge rice cake

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ももの花

Peach blossom

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ホワイト・デー

White day (Mar 14th - 三月十四日)

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春分の日 ・ しゅんぶんのひ

Spring Equinox day (Mar 21st - 三月二十一日)

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お花見

Cherry blossom viewing time (various dates in April)

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ゴールデン・ウィーク

Golden Week (end of April - start of May)

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みどりの日

greenery day (April 29th - 四月二十九日)

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憲法記念日 ・ けんぽうきねんび

Constitution day (May 3rd-五月三日 )

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こどもの日

Children’s Day (May 5th - 五月五日)

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ちまき

rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves

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かしわもち

rice cakes wrapped in a oak leave with sweet adzuki beans inside

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武者人形 ・ むしゃにんぎょう

Samurai (warrior) dolls

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かぶと

war helmet

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屋外 ・ おくがい

outdoor

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こい

carp

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こいのぼり

carp streamers

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たてる

to put up, raise

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母の日

Mother’s day (second Sunday of May)

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たなばた

Star Festival (July 7th - 七月七日)

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ゆめがかなうことをいのる

to wish one’s dream to come true

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おりひめとうしかいのうし

Cowherd (Altair) and Weaver (Vega) stars

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たけにつける

to attach to bamboo

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たんざく

a strip of special paper for writing a wish

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父の日

Father’s Day (third Sunday of June)

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夏祭り ・ なつまつり

Summer festivals (as summer arrives)

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花火

fireworks

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みこし

portable shrine

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はっぴ

Kimono short coat

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ゆかた

a cotton summer kimono

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かつぐ

to carry on the shoulders