Ii koto-zukume no ichi-nen deshita. Only good things happened last year.
Situation 1: At a company-wide meeting to mark the new year, the president makes a speech.
社長: 昨年は二つの新製品の特許が取れ、売り上げが上がり、自社ビルも完成し、いいことずくめの一年でした。今年もさらによい年になるよう、みんなで頑張りましょう。
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