Kanji (EN meaning)
year
年
正月
しょうがつ
Happy New Year!
あけましておめでとうございます。
New Year's money gift
お年玉
Special point！！
Get 100 points from other team.
Cooking, Dishes, Cuisine
料理
元日
がんじつ
New Year's special dishes
おせちりょうり
First sunrise of the year
初日の出
Traditional custom at Shinto shrines. It involves small wooden plaques, on which people write their wishes or prayers.
絵馬（えま）
Special points!
Get 300 points from other team.
年末
ねんまつ
First visit to shrine/temple
初詣（はつもうで）
First shopping sales
初売り
What traditional game involves putting facial features on a blank face while blindfolded?
ふくわらい
New Year's greeting card
年賀状
鏡餅
かがみもち
First dream of the year
First calligraphy of the year
書き初め
What traditional New Year's game is similar to badminton?
はねつき
Traditional New Year's soup
雑煮
年神様
としがみさま
Fortune-telling paper strip commonly found at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples.
おみくじ
festival of seven herbs
七草の日、七草がゆ
Traditional New Year's decoration that is typically hung on the front door or the entrance of a home.
しめかざり／しめなわ