starting the preparations for New Year's festivities |
事始め [ことはじめ] /(n) (1) taking up a new line of work/the beginning of things/(2) starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto)/(3) (See 仕事始め) resuming work after the New Year's vacation/EntL2523710/ |