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旧盆

English translation: the middle of august

07:22 Mar 19, 2014
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Retail
Japanese term or phrase: 旧盆
Appears in the sentence 旧盆頃から購買頻度の高い商品で価格感応度が強まっている。

Most readers have heard of Obon, but have no idea when it is. No one has ever heard of Kyubon, and Lunar Obon would be even less accessible than Obon.

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jgraves
Local time: 02:41
English translation:the middle of august
Explanation:
読者が誰かですね。
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cinefil
Japan
Local time: 02:41
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Summary of answers provided
2 +6the middle of august
cinefil
3Bon festival
Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT
Summary of reference entries provided
15th of August (ghost festival)
Port City

  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Bon festival


Explanation:
See the reference, has some explanations that might help...


    Reference: http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E6%97%A7%E7%9B%86
Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT
France
Local time: 19:41
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
the middle of august


Explanation:
読者が誰かですね。

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the input. I agree, especially given the context.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Takeshi MIYAHARA: I thought so too :)
1 min
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agree  Port City
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agree  Yuko Fujita
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agree  MariyaN (X)
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agree  David Gibney
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agree  Chrisso (X)
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: 15th of August (ghost festival)

Reference information:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/お盆
Scroll down to 日付 3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival
Scroll down to Japan - obon, and see the last paragraph.

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 10
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