A one-line message to add to New Year’s cards! Ideas for writing that convey your feelings to friends

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

When writing New Year’s cards, many people find themselves unsure about what brief message to add for friends.

For a friend you haven’t contacted in a while, you may want to share a bit about how you’ve been, and for friends you see often, a lighthearted line with some humor can bring a smile.

A standard greeting alone can feel a bit lacking, but it’s hard to know what words to add.

Here, we introduce ideas for heartfelt one-liners you can use, tailored to your relationship and feelings.

How about adding a warm message to this year’s New Year’s cards and deepening your bond with your dear friends?

A quick note to add to New Year’s cards! Ideas for writing that conveys your feelings to friends (1–10)

Let’s have so much fun this year that we’re exhausted from laughing!

Laughing actually takes a lot of energy, doesn’t it? Haven’t we all had the experience of laughing so hard our stomachs hurt? This little message is a wish for many moments like that in the New Year.

Just imagining myself laughing to the point of exhaustion makes me excited about what hilarious things might happen—and if I’m sharing those laughs with someone else, it’s bound to be an even more wonderful time! Please send this message with the hope that the New Year will be full of fun.

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Let’s challenge ourselves with lots of things again this year!

I want to take on new challenges! If you’re feeling that motivated and positive, why not add this message to your New Year’s card? Sharing your eagerness to challenge yourselves with friends might boost your motivation even more.

Of course, you can take on challenges alone, but having a close friend by your side will surely make it even more fun.

Add this message to your New Year’s card and kick off an exciting, heart-pounding year with your friends!

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Let’s laugh to our heart’s content and play to the fullest in the New Year!

If you really drill down into what you want to do with your friends for the New Year, you might ultimately arrive at this conclusion.

Laughing together and playing to your heart’s content is simple, but it’s still the most fun, isn’t it? It also conveys that you want to stay close just as always, and it’s a message that can lead to plans for the next time you hang out.

Add this line to your New Year’s card and let’s spend the coming year having a blast with our favorite friends, giving it our all.

Time flies by in a flash, so make a conscious effort to create lots of memories.

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A One-Liner to Add to New Year’s Cards! Ideas for Writing That Conveys Your Feelings to Friends (11–20)

May many moments come when we can spend time together with smiles.

It’s exactly the kind of message you want to send to a friend who has shared both your joys and your hardships.

Life brings good times and bad.

That’s why it’s wonderful when the moments we can spend smiling last even a second longer.

But those who didn’t have a great year may find it hard to face the new year positively.

In times like that, a kind message from you, their friend, might ease their heart a little.

Write these words on your New Year’s card so the coming year overflows with smiles, and so we can support each other.

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I hope lots of exciting things happen.

Doesn’t the start of a new year alone make you feel excited? It’s hard to imagine anyone not wondering what the coming year will be like.

So here’s a little phrase to boost that excitement even more.

This message carries the hope that you’ll have a fun-filled year and that lots of delightful things will happen for your friends.

It’s the perfect line for the New Year, so if you like, send it to a close friend!

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All set to mess things up again this year!

It’s a perfect message to send on New Year’s cards to friends and close buddies.

The word yarakasu (“to mess up”) feels friendly, so it comes across positively and with a good dose of humor.

Adding a closing line like “I look forward to your continued support this year” will help tie the whole message together.

When sending to a boss or someone senior, it’s best to adjust the wording to something more polite, such as using “challenge” or “be proactive.” Add a phrase that reflects your personality to your New Year’s card and ring in a wonderful New Year.

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May we encounter unexpected joys this year as well!

It’s a gentle message filled with hope and anticipation for the future—perfect for the New Year.

The person who receives it will likely feel excited, as if something good is bound to happen this year.

Within such a simple and kind message, there may be words that linger in the heart.

Adding a note about plans to meet, for example, can give the message a sense of unity and help convey your feelings more clearly.

Go ahead and send a message filled with kindness to share a bright outlook and a sense of expectancy for the future.

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