tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
basin (e.g. between mountains)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
bonsai; miniature potted plant
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
wasanbon; fine-grained Japanese sugar (traditionally used in wagashi); wagashi sweets made from wasanbon
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
Jizō Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizō statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24
first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
kidney dish; emesis basin; pus basin
Bon and year-end festivals
hollow at nape of the neck; (arch.) toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)
first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
miniature garden; tray landscape
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
Ullambana Sutra; Yulanpen Sutra
traditional high-grade white sugar
Obon flower; flower placed on a shelf to welcome the spirits during Obon
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
gambling mat (for dice games); altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival
traditional high-grade white sugar
tray-landscape foundation stone
Owara-Kaze-no-Bon Festival (Toyama)
Owara-Kaze-no-Bon Festival (Toyama)
Bon holiday gift (usu. money given to children by parents or grandparents)
mortar (for grinding); mortar-shaped container
high-grade white sugar imported from China
established gambler's den; gambler's den in a fixed location
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
last day of the Bon festival (July 20 in most parts of Japan)
type of tray to serve sweets individually
good friend (esp. one has become acquainted with at a gambling den)