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Waitinglist KIGO


SPRING--THE EARTH

avalanche (nadare, mid spring).


SPRING--HUMANITY

beach combing (shiohigari, late spring).

herb gathering (tsumikusa, all spring).

spring melancholy (shunshuu, all spring).



SPRING--ANIMALS

rising carp (nokkomi buna, late spring).

tadpoles (otamajakushi, late spring).


SPRING--PLANTS

bamboo autumn (take no aki, late spring).

willow fluff (ryuujo, mid spring).

vetch (genge, late spring).

fiddlehead (warabi, mid spring).

reed ears (tsubana, mid spring).

reed sprouts (ashi no tsuno, mid spring).
Lit. 'horns'.

waterweeds grow (mikusa ou, mid spring).


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SUMMER--THE HEAVENS

heat at zenith (hizakari, late summer).

shady side (katakage, late summer).


SUMMER--HUMANITY

people cooling on the porch (hashi-i, all summer).

weir (yana, all summer).


SUMMER--ANIMALS

fawn (kanoko, all summer).

kingfisher (kawasemi, all summer).


SUMMER--PLANTS

fallen evergreen leaves (tokiwagi ochiba, early summer).

phoenix tree [blossoms] (aogiri, all summer).
Firmiana plantanifolia.

rank weeds (kusa ikire, late summer).


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AUTUMN--THE SEASON

desolate (susamaji, late autumn).

refreshing (sawayaka, all autumn).



AUTUMN--THE HEAVENS

autumn color (shuushoku, all autumn).


AUTUMN--HUMANITY

autumn contemplation (shuushi, all autumn).


AUTUMN--ANIMALS

rice sparrows (inesuzume, all autumn).

shrike (mozu, all autumn).

wagtail (sekirei, all autumn).


AUTUMN--PLANTS

Japanese ivy (tsuta, all autumn). Its leaves turn red.

knotgrass (aka no manma, early autumn). Polygonum blumei.

potato (imo, all autumn).

tattered lotus (yarehasu, late autumn).

wind in the reeds (ogi no koe, early autumn).



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WINTER--ANIMALS

sea cucumber (namako, all winter).


WINTER--PLANTS

early plum blossoms (soobai, late winter).

hermit smartweed (senryoo, all winter). A literal translation; for its red berries.

onion (negi, all winter).

spearflower (manryoo, all winter).
Ardisia crenata Sims

spearflower (yabukooji, all winter).
Ardisia japonica Blume


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