おめでとうございます。末永くお幸せに。 | Congratulations. Wishing the both of you all the happiness in the world. | Used when congratulating a recently-married couple |
おめでとうございます。どうぞお幸せに。 | Congratulations and warm wishes to both of you on your wedding day. | Used when congratulating a recently-married couple |
結婚おめでとう！彼と一緒になれてよかったね。 | Congratulations on tying the knot! | Informal, used when congratulating a recently married-couple that you know quite well |
結婚おめでとう！願いがかなってよかったね。 | Congratulations on saying your "I do's"! | Informal, used when congratulating a recently married-couple that you know quite well |
結婚おめでとう。末永くお幸せに。 | Congratulations to the bride and groom on their happy union. | Used when congratulating a recently-married couple |
婚約おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your engagement! | Standard phrase used to congratulate someone on their engagement |
婚約おめでとうございます。お二人の幸せをお祈りしています。 | Wishing both of you all the best on your engagement and everything lies ahead. | Used when congratulating a recently engaged-couple |
婚約おめでとうざいます。お二人もさぞかし幸せそうなことでしょう。 | Congratulations on your engagement. I hope you will both be very happy together. | Used when congratulating a recently engaged-couple |
婚約おめでとうございます。お二人の幸せをお祈りしています。 | Congratulations on your engagement. I hope you will make each other extremely happy. | Used when congratulating a recently engaged-couple |
婚約おめでとう。結婚式はいつにするかもう決めた？ | Congratulations on your engagement. Have you decided upon big day yet? | Used when congratulating a recently engaged-couple who you know well, and to ask when the wedding will take place |
誕生日おめでとう！ | Birthday greetings! | General birthday wish, commonly found on birthday cards |
誕生日おめでとう！ | Happy Birthday! | General birthday wish, commonly found on birthday cards |
誕生日おめでとう！ | Many happy returns! | General birthday wish, commonly found on birthday cards |
あなたの誕生日が幸せな日になりますように。 | Wishing you every happiness on your special day. | General birthday wish, commonly found on birthday cards |
たくさんの幸せが訪れますように。誕生日おめでとう！ | May all your wishes come true. Happy Birthday! | General birthday wish, commonly found on birthday cards |
あなたの誕生日が素敵な日になりますように！ | Wishing you every happiness this special day brings. Have a wonderful birthday! | General birthday wish, commonly found on birthday cards |
記念日おめでとう！ | Happy Anniversary! | General anniversary wish, commonly found on anniversary cards |
・・・・周年おめでとう！ | Happy…Anniversary! | Anniversary wish used when celebrating a specific anniversary (e.g. 25th silver anniversary, 40th ruby anniversary) |
結婚・・・・周年記念日おめでとう！ | …years and still going strong. Have a great Anniversary! | Used to emphasize the length of marriage and wish a happy anniversary |
結婚２０周年おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your Porcelain Wedding Anniversary! | Used to celebrate a 20th wedding anniversary |
銀婚記念日おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your Silver Wedding Anniversary! | Used to celebrate a 25th wedding anniversary |
ルビー婚記念日おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your Ruby Wedding Anniversary! | Used to celebrate a 40th wedding anniversary |
真珠婚記念日おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your Pearl Wedding Anniversary! | Used to celebrate a 30th wedding anniversary |
珊瑚婚記念日おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your Coral Wedding Anniversary! | Used to celebrate a 35th wedding anniversary |
金婚記念日おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your Gold Wedding Anniversary! | Used to celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary |
ダイヤモンド婚記念日おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your Diamond Wedding Anniversary! | Used to celebrate a 60th wedding anniversary |
早くよくなってね。 | Get well soon. | Standard get well wish, commonly found on cards |
一刻も早く良くなることを願っています。 | I hope you make a swift and speedy recovery. | Standard get well wish |
私たちはあなたが早くよくなって戻ってきてくれることを願っています。 | We hope that you will be up and about in no time. | Standard get well wish from more than one person |
はやく元気になってください。 | Thinking of you. May you feel better soon. | Standard get well wish |
早く元気になってください。・・・・のみんなより。 | From everybody at…, get well soon. | Get well wish from several people in an office or place of work |
早く元気になってください。・・・・のみんなより。 | Get well soon. Everybody here is thinking of you. | Get well wish from several people in an office or place of work |
・・・・おめでとう。 | Congratulations on… | Standard congratulation sentence |
・・・・がうまくいくように祈っています。 | I wish you the best of luck and every success in… | Used when wishing someone success in the future |
・・・・が成功するように祈っています。 | I wish you every success in… | Used when wishing someone success in the future |
・・・・おめでとう。 | We would like to send you our congratulations on… | Used when congratulating someone for doing a specific thing |
・・・・お疲れ様。 | Well done on… | Used when congratulating someone for doing a specific thing, less congratulatory |
卒業検定合格おめでとう！ | Congratulations on passing your driving test! | Used when congratulating someone on passing their driving test |
お疲れ様。頑張ったね。 | Well done. We knew you could do it. | Used when congratulating someone, usually a close friend or member of the family |
おめでとう！ | Congrats! | Informal, relatively uncommon, shorthand for congratulations and used when congratulating someone |
卒業おめでとう！ | Congratulations on your graduation! | Used when congratulating someone for graduating from university |
試験合格おめでとう！ | Congratulations on passing your exams! | Used when congratulating someone for passing their school exams |
試験おつかれさま。すごく頭いいね！ | Who's a clever bunny then? Well done on acing your exam! | Informal colloquial phrase, used when someone you know well does exceedingly well on an exam |
大学院卒業おめでとう！将来の活躍を期待しています。 | Congratulations on getting your Masters and good luck in the world of work. | Used when congratulating someone for completing their master's degree and wishing them luck in the future |
合格おめでとう！これからも頑張ってね。 | Well done on your great exam results and all the best for the future. | Used when congratulating someone for passing their school exams, but when unsure whether they plan to go to university or get a job |
試験おつかれさま。これからも頑張ってね。 | Congratulations on your exam results. Wishing you all the best for your future career. | Used when congratulating someone for passing their school exams, and who you know is looking to get a job |
大学合格おめでとう。大学生活楽しんでね。 | Well done on getting into University. Have a great time! | Used when congratulating someone on getting a place at university |
・・・・様の突然の訃報に接し、言葉を失っています。謹んでご冥福をお祈り申し上げます。 | We are all deeply shocked to hear of the sudden death of…and we would like to offer our deepest sympathy. | Used when consoling someone on the death of someone close to them. The death could have been expected or unexpected |
謹んでお悔やみを申し上げます。 | We are so very sorry to hear about your loss. | Used when consoling someone on the death of someone close to them |
心よりご冥福をお祈り申し上げます。 | I offer you my deepest condolences on this dark day. | Used when consoling someone on the death of someone close to them |
・・・・様のご逝去を悼み、ご冥福を心よりお祈り申し上げます。 | We were disturbed and saddened by the untimely death of your son/daughter/husband/wife, … . | Used when consoling someone on the death of their son/daughter/husband/wife (includes the name of the deceased) |
在りし日のお姿を偲び、心よりご冥福をお祈り申し上げます。 | Please accept our deepest and most heartfelt condolences at this most challenging time. | Used when consoling someone on the death of someone close to them |
ご遺族の皆様に謹んでおくやみを申し上げますと共に、心より御冥福をお祈り申し上げます。 | Our thoughts are with you and your family at this most difficult time of loss. | Used when consoling someone on the death of someone close to them |
新しい仕事での成功を祈っています。 | We wish you the best of luck in your new job at… | Used when wishing someone success in a new job |
新しい職場でも頑張ってください。・・・・一同より。 | From all at…, we wish you the best of luck in your new job. | Used when old colleagues wish someone success in a new job |
・・・・としての成功を祈っています。 | We wish you the best of luck in your new position of… | Used when old colleagues wish someone success in a new job position |
私たちは新しい職場でのあなたの成功を祈っています。 | We wish you every success for your latest career move. | Used when old colleagues wish someone success in a new job |
仕事が見つかってよかったね！ | Congratulations on getting the job! | Used when congratulating someone on getting a new, usually lucrative, job |
・・・・で良いスタートを切れますように。 | Good luck on your first day at… | Used when wishing someone a good first day at a new job |
新しい男の子／女の子の誕生を聞いて私もとてもうれしいです。 | We were delighted to hear of the birth of your new baby boy/girl. Congratulations. | Used to congratulate a couple on the birth of their child |
赤ちゃんのご誕生おめでとうございます！ | Congratulations on your new arrival! | Used to congratulate a couple on the birth of their child |
新米のママへ。赤ちゃんの健やかなご成長をお祈りします。 | For the new mother. Best wishes for you and your son/daughter. | Used to congratulate a woman on the birth of her child |
元気な男の子／美しい女の子のご誕生おめでとうございます。 | Congratulations on the arrival of your new beautiful baby boy/girl! | Used to congratulate a couple on the birth of their child |
おめでとう、・・・・夫婦。いい両親になってください。 | To the very proud parents of… . Congratulations on your new arrival. I'm sure you will make wonderful parents. | Used to congratulate a couple on the birth of their child |
・・・・をどうもありがとう。 | Many thanks for… | Used as a general thank you message |
私と夫／妻はあなたに感謝しています。 | I would like to thank you on behalf of my husband/wife and myself… | Used when thanking someone on behalf of yourself and someone else |
・・・・をしてくれて本当にありがとう。 | I really don't know how to thank you for… | Used when you are very grateful to someone for doing something for you |
ほんのお礼のしるしです。 | As a small token of our gratitude… | Used when giving a gift to someone as a thank you |
・・・・に・・・・のことでとても感謝しています。 | We would like to extend our warmest thanks to…for… | Used when you are grateful to someone for doing something for you |
・・・・を本当にどうもありがとうございます。 | We are very grateful to you for… | Used when you want to thank someone sincerely for doing something for you |
それどころかあなたに感謝してます！ | Don't mention it. On the contrary: we should be thanking you! | Used when someone thanks you for something, but what he / she did benefited you as well |
・・・・から季節のあいさつです。 | Season's greetings from… | Used in the US to celebrate Christmas and New Year |
メリークリスマス！明けましておめでとう！ | Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! | Used in the UK to celebrate Christmas and New Year |
イースターおめでとう！ | Happy Easter! | Used in Christian countries to celebrate Easter Sunday |
よい感謝祭をお過ごしください／感謝祭おめでとう | Happy Thanksgiving! | Used in the US to celebrate Thanksgiving |
明けましておめでとう！ | Happy New Year! | Used to celebrate the New Year |
楽しい休暇をお過ごしください。 | Happy Holidays! | Used in the US and Canada to celebrate holidays (especially used around Christmas/Hanukkah time) |
ハヌカーおめでとう！ | Happy Hanukkah! | Used to celebrate Hanukkah |
ディーワーリーおめでとう！この日が良いものになりますように。 | Happy Diwali to you. May this Diwali be as bright as ever. | Used to celebrate Diwali |
メリークリスマス！ | Merry Christmas! / Happy Christmas! | Used in Christian countries to celebrate Christmas |
メリークリスマス&ハッピーニューイヤー | Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! | Used in Christian countries to celebrate Christmas and New Year |