Casual — to friend
Cultural · Gift
バレンタインのお返しに、ホワイトデーにお菓子を用意しました。 — I prepared some sweets for White Day as a return gift for Valentine's. (Cultural · Gift, Casual — to friend, JLPT N4)
You
バレンタインのお返しに、ホワイトデーにお菓子を用意しました。
バレンタインのおかえしに、ホワイトデーにおかしをよういしました。
I prepared some sweets for White Day as a return gift for Valentine's.
Romaji: Barentain no o-kaeshi ni, Howaitodee ni o-kashi wo yoi shimashita. / Reply Romaji: Arigato! Kawaii desu ne.
Reply
ありがとう！かわいいですね。
ありがとう！かわいいですね。
Thank you! How lovely.
Gesture & etiquette
Present the wrapped sweets with both hands and a warm smile. White Day gifts are often nicely packaged — presentation is part of the message. In workplaces, men often give return gifts to all female colleagues who gave them chocolate, maintaining equal recognition.
White Day (March 14) is Japan's reciprocal gift-giving day when men traditionally return gifts to women who gave them chocolate on Valentine's Day. The expected return gift value is typically two to three times the original — known as 'sanbai gaeshi' (triple return). Common return gifts include cookies, white chocolate, and macarons.