初夢はつゆめ (hatsuyume)

今年ことしの 初夢はつゆめは 何なんでしたか

What was your first dream of the New Year?

詳しくは初夢を参照。

For more information, refer to Hatsuyume (the dream in the first night of the year).

初夢でこれらを見ることが出来れば縁起がいいとされる。

It is a good omen if your Hatsuyume (the first dream in the New Year) is a dream about those objects.

正月に枕の下に、「七福神の乗った宝船の絵」を入れておくと、良い初夢が見られると言われる。

It is said that putting 'a picture of Shichifukujin on Takarabune (treasure ship)' under the pillow in the New Year makes you have a good Hatsuyume (the first dream of the year)).

そして、正月の2日にその絵を枕の下に入れて寝ると良い初夢を見ることができると言われている。

And, it is said that sleeping with the picture under your pillow on January second would make you happy with auspicious Hatsuyume (the first dream in the New Year).

初夢で見ると縁起がいいものと言われる富士山・鷹・ナスは、一説には家康の好きなものを列挙したと言われる。

It is said to be auspicious that one dreams Mt. Fuji, a hawk or an eggplant in the first night of the year, but according to a theory, it is also said that these three items were a list of what Ieyasu liked.

正月の初夢に見ると縁起が良い夢をあげて「一富士、二鷹、三なすび」（いちふじ、にたか、さんなすび）という伝統的な表現がある。

There is the traditional expression 'Mount Fuji for first, hawk for second and eggplant for third' as the lucky items to dream about in the first dream of the new year.