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盆 ぼん N2

  1. tray
  2. family; household
  3. Bon Festival; Festival of the Dead; Lantern Festival; Obon
  4. gambler's den

盆地 ぼんち N2

  1. basin (e.g. between mountains)

盆栽 ぼんさい

  1. bonsai; miniature potted plant

盆踊り ぼんおどり

  1. Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

盆と正月 ぼんとしょうがつ

  1. the Bon Festival and New Year
  2. two great things (happening at the same time)

盆と正月が一緒に来たよう ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう

  1. as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time
  2. as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time

盆の窪 ぼんのくぼ

  1. hollow at nape of the neck
  2. toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)

盆の縁 ぼんのふち

  1. edge of a tray

盆中 ぼんなか

  1. gambler's den

盆仲 ボンナカ

  1. good friend (esp. one has become acquainted with at a gambling den)
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