お正月
(おしょうがつ)
Learn Japanese New Year vocabulary.

年越しそば
year-crossing soba

除夜の鐘
bells on New Year's Eve

初日の出
first sunrise

鏡餅
mochi decoration (an offering to the New Year deity)

おとそ
spiced sake

お年玉
New Year gift (money)

おせち
traditional Japanese New Year's food

黒豆
sweet black soybeans

お雑煮
Japanese New Year's soup with mochi and vegetables

初詣
first visit to the shrine in the new year

絵馬
wooden prayer plaque

お守り
good-luck charm

おみくじ
fortune slip

福袋
"lucky bag," a grab bag with items totaling more than the purchase price

七草がゆ
seven-herb rice porridge

花餅
red and white mochi wrapped on willow branches to pray for good harvests...
That was 16 Japanese New Year flashcards! Listen to the pronunciations and read about each item in the video description. みてみてね!