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