| テト攻勢 | [テトこうせい, teto kousei] (n) Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968) [Add to Longdo] |
| 寒九 | [かんく, kanku] (n) ninth day of the cold season (approx January 13th) [Add to Longdo] |
| 鏡開き | [かがみびらき, kagamibiraki] (n) (1) cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); (2) traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
| 鏡餅 | [かがみもち, kagamimochi] (n) mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11. [Add to Longdo] |
| 元三 | [がんざん, ganzan] (n-adv, n-t) New Year's period (January 1st to 3rd) [Add to Longdo] |
| 三が日;三箇日 | [さんがにち, sanganichi] (n) first three days of the New Year (January 1st to 3rd) [Add to Longdo] |
| 早生まれ | [はやうまれ, hayaumare] (n) born between January 1st and April 1st [Add to Longdo] |
| 土竜打ち;もぐら打ち | [もぐらうち, mogurauchi] (n) driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an annual event on January 15th) [Add to Longdo] |