Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
年中行事
nendžuugjoudži
annual functions or eventsmix
八日
jouka
eight days, the eighth (day of the month)jlpt5, toki
手にする
tenisuru
(1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru
大半
taihan
majority, mostly, generallymix
前後
zengo
(1)front and rear, front and back, before and behind, (2)before and after, (3)order, context, (4)consequences, (n,vs) (5)inversion, reversion, getting out of order, (6)co-occurring, (n-suf,n) (7 mix
大して
taišite
(not so) much, (not) verymix
中国人
čuugokudžin
chinese personmix
行き
iki
(1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3
上る
noboru
(1)to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, (3)to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, (4)to get out (of water), t godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
元日
gandžicu; ganniči
New Year's Day; New Year's Daymix