A one-line message to add to New Year’s cards! Ideas for writing that convey your feelings to friends
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?
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A short message to add to New Year’s cards! Ideas for writing that conveys your feelings to friends (31–40)
May this year be filled with richness of heart.
Being rich at heart refers to a state brimming with fulfillment and satisfaction.
In other words, it’s a simple wish that the new year will be a fulfilling one.
A year is long, so it may be difficult to feel rich at heart all the time.
However, the future can change depending on your mindset.
By approaching things with a positive attitude, I hope you can turn them into great success and happiness.
Why not share these words while praying that it will be a happy year?
This year, let’s give back both good fortune and laughter in double measure!
Here’s a message that uses the word “baigaeshi” (payback double), which became famous from the drama Hanzawa Naoki.
In the show it meant revenge, but as a short note on a New Year’s card, let’s give it a positive twist: let’s return double the good fortune and laughter! Since the phrase is well-known, it’s a witty line that will make anyone smile.
Why not send this to someone important to you or a friend, wishing happiness for each other? It could also be fun to swap out “good fortune” and “laughter” for other words.
Make your New Year’s card shine with your own personal style!
We’ll churn out laughable incidents again this year.
What’s a laugh-worthy incident? It’s a message that makes you smile the moment you see the New Year’s card.
Depending on the content of the incident, the phrase “mass production afterward” might sound a bit scary, but even that will probably become material for laughs.
If you’re the comedy person in your group, this message is perfect for you.
It’ll likely become a topic of conversation when you meet at the New Year’s party, too.
If you like, think up a funny incident that everyone will enjoy and brighten up the New Year.
Even if you don’t usually make jokes, taking the plunge and writing one might lead to an unexpected self-discovery.
Thank you to my past self from last year. Let’s do our best again this year!
It’s a unique phrase to thank oneself.
But this single line might give the recipient a chance to affirm themselves.
Those who weren’t very satisfied with their results last year may still be carrying that feeling even as the new year begins.
Seeing this message at such a time could remind them of their past efforts and spark a feeling of “thank you.” And it may make them feel ready to do their best again this year.
I hope this New Year’s card becomes a catalyst for moving forward with a refreshed mindset.
Let’s take on a year that surpasses our past selves!
You often hear that your greatest enemy is yourself.
I think this phrase connects to that idea.
The person you should compare yourself to isn’t others, but your own self.
It’s a good message that lets you reflect on yourself while looking back on the past year, without using the word “Do your best.” And ending with “Let’s challenge the new year,” rather than “Let’s make it a good year,” seems to draw out even more motivation.
Let’s send this phrase with the hope that by reflecting on last year’s failures and turning frustration into fuel, we can make the new year even better.
Step by step toward your dreams—wishing you a year full of fruitful achievements.
How about sending a New Year’s card with this message to someone who’s working hard toward their dreams and goals? Achieving a dream requires daily effort.
But if you keep pushing yourself, you’ll inevitably run into obstacles.
When you can’t seem to overcome those hurdles, it’s easy to feel impatient.
In moments like that, remember the words “one step at a time” and take a deep breath.
The phrase “a fruitful year” also evokes the idea that your efforts will bear fruit and your dreams will come true, so it can be very encouraging.
Wishing you a year where you can even enjoy the little mishaps.
There’s a saying, “A pinch is a chance!” That spirit is embedded in this message as well.
Small mishaps can be startling, but they’re usually things you can recover from.
If you can see them not as crises but as a spice of everyday life—opportunities to grow—you might even be able to enjoy those moments themselves.
It’s a phrase that conveys the wish for you to become someone who can enjoy them, and the desire to support you when unexpected things happen.
Try sharing it with friends who have helped one another or with teammates who share the same dream.
Let’s make this a year to enjoy the small changes.
We tend to overlook small changes, but just noticing them can make everyday life feel richer, don’t you think? A calm life where you can enjoy new discoveries… From this message, you can feel a wish for days like that.
Even without big changes, this lovely phrase reminds us that small joys and happiness are often closer than we think.
It might even lower the bar for someone’s happiness and raise their sense of well-being.
If you like, try sharing it with someone important to you.
A year to savor small happiness in a big way
Savoring small happiness in a big way… that’s truly wonderful, isn’t it? It evokes the idea of feeling modest joys more deeply and more lastingly than anyone else.
By not overlooking small happiness and choosing to rejoice in it consciously, our daily richness may change.
Meeting a friend, seeing a rainbow—let’s be grateful for each of these little blessings and live our days abundantly.
It’s a message you’ll want to send to someone you wish happiness and a gentle life.
May this be a year where small happinesses accumulate day by day.
By piling up small moments of happiness each day, they may eventually lead to great happiness.
That’s why you might add this message to New Year’s cards.
Of course, big happiness is wonderful, but the chances to experience it are rare.
Small happiness, however, can surely be found all around us in our daily lives.
And if finding little joys becomes a habit, the time you feel happy will grow longer, and that will eventually become great joy.
Please share this message with someone precious to you, wishing them happiness.