osechi; traditional Japanese New Year's food
Refers to the assorted dishes served in special lacquered boxes during the first days of the New Year. Often shortened to just おせち in conversation.
We eat osechi with the family on New Year's.
今年はおせち料理を手作りしてみようと思う。
I think I'll try making osechi from scratch this year.
Every year on New Year's Eve, my grandmother packs the osechi into tiered lacquer boxes.
My mother spends several days at the end of the year preparing osechi.
This year I ordered osechi from a department store.
In Japan, there is a custom of families eating osechi together at New Year's.