| 大晦日(P);大みそか | [おおみそか, oomisoka] (n-t) New Year's Eve; December 31st; (P) #17,040 [Add to Longdo] |
| 紅白歌合戦 | [こうはくうたがっせん, kouhakuutagassen] (n) annual singing contest held on New Year's Eve [Add to Longdo] |
| 除夜 | [じょや, joya] (n) New Year's Eve [Add to Longdo] |
| 除夜の鐘 | [じょやのかね, joyanokane] (n) temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve [Add to Longdo] |
| 尽日 | [じんじつ, jinjitsu] (n-adv, n-t) last day of the month (year); New Year's Eve; all day long [Add to Longdo] |
| 生剥;生剥げ | [なまはげ, namahage] (n) folklore demons of the Oga Peninsula (villagers dress up as namahage on New Year's Eve and frighten children) [Add to Longdo] |
| 大晦;大つごもり | [おおつごもり, ootsugomori] (n) (See 大晦日) the last day of the year; New Year's Eve [Add to Longdo] |
| 大年;大歳 | [おおとし;おおどし, ootoshi ; oodoshi] (n) (1) (arch) (See 大晦日) New Year's Eve; December 31st; (2) (arch) (See 太歳・たいさい・2) Jupiter (planet) [Add to Longdo] |
| 鳥追い;鳥追 | [とりおい, torioi] (n) (1) driving off birds; (2) procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; (3) female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; (4) street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan [Add to Longdo] |
| 年の瀬;歳の瀬 | [としのせ, toshinose] (n) New Year's Eve; the year end [Add to Longdo] |