鏡餅に入っている福を切ってしまうかもしれないので,刃物は使用できません A knife cannot be used as this may cut the good luck contained in the kagami-mochi.◆file:MB002636.TXT

鏡餅は,伝統的な汁物に入れて味わうのが一般的です A popular way of enjoying kagami-mochi is to add them to traditional soup dishes.◆file:MB002636.TXT

鏡餅は元日から10日間以上も飾られるので非常に固くなります Kagami-mochi become very hard after being displayed for more than ten days following New Year's Day.◆file:MB003660.TXT

鏡餅は元日から10日間以上飾られているので,大変固くなっています Kagami-mochi are very hard after being displayed for more than ten days following New Year's Day.◆file:MB002636.TXT

鏡餅は神様へのお供えです Kagami-mochi are offerings to the gods.◆file:MB002636.TXT

鏡餅を食べることにより,人々は新年を健康で幸せに過ごすことができると考えられています It is believed that by eating them, people can lead healthy and happy lives in the coming year.◆file:MB003660.TXT

鏡餅を食べると,新しい年を健康で幸せに過ごすことができると信じられています It is believed that eating them has the power to make people healthy and happy in the coming year.◆file:MB002636.TXT

鏡餅を食べるには,手で割るか木槌で砕きます To eat kagami-mochi, people break them into smaller pieces by hand or with a wooden hammer.◆file:MB003660.TXT

鏡餅を食べるには,手や木槌で小さな破片に砕きます To eat kagami-mochi, people break one into smaller pieces by hand or with a wooden hammer.◆file:MB002636.TXT

鏡餅を包丁で切るのは縁起が悪いとされるので,人々は餅を手や木槌で砕きます It is extremely unlucky to cut kagami-mochi with a knife so people break it into smaller pieces by hand or with a hammer.◆file:MB001195.TXT