Kabu

I read Masaki Takahashi ‘Kyoto’ (Iwanamishinso)
Today's Kyoto city has no construction products of Heian area.
The kabu grows.

Tsubaki

I read Rino Shinohara ‘Gyakutenryoku’ (Kodansha)
She transfered from AKB 48 to HKT 48.
The tsubaki blooms.

Suisen

I read Hayao Kawai ‘Celt meguri’ (NHK)
The folk stories of Janan and Celt share a common habit.
The suisen blooms.

Momiji

I read Oliver Sacks ‘Musicophilia’ (Hayakawa)
The man gets addicted to music after being hit by a sroke lightning.
The momiji turns red.

Nanten

I read David-Waltner-Toews ‘The Origin of Feces’ (Tsukijishokan)
Excrement tell us about evolution, Ecology, and a sustainable society.
The nanten berries turns red.

Cabbage

I read Mitsuko Watanabe ‘Kogosama’ (Chuokoronshinsha)
The princess became 80.
The cabbage grows.

Radish pickle

I read Jane Gleeson-White ‘Double Entry’ (Nikkei BP)

We should learn bookkeeping.
The radish is pickled.

Hassaku

I read Sayaka Murata ‘Satsujin Shussan’ (Kodansha)
You can kill a person if you give birth to ten babies.
The hassaku bears fruits.

Sazanka

I read Peter Grane ‘Ginkgo’ (Kawadeshoboshinsha)
The ginkgo survives for tow hundred million years.
The sazanka blooms.

Endomame

I read John Edward Williams ‘Stoner’ (Sakuhinsha)
Stoner is a person of integrity
The endomame grows.

Chisha

I read Nobara Takemoto ‘Gomanna Konatsu’ (Shinchosha)
He is a noisician
The chisa grows.

Broccoli

I read Nadine Gordimer ‘jump and other stories’ (Iwanamibunko)
It’s the stories during the apartheid era and the years after.
The broccoli's head comes up.

Daikon

I read Sawako Ariyoshi ‘Hanaoka Seishuno Tsuma’ (Shinchosha)
She is a devoted wife.
The daikon is dried in the sun.

Onion

I read Sawako Ariyoshi ‘Koge’ (Shinchobunko)
It was observed as a matter of course to take old parents under their children's charge.
The onion seedling is planted.

Nabana

I read Sawako Ariyoshi ‘Kinokawa’ (Shinchobunko)
The flow of the river is ceaseless and its water is never the same.
The nabana blooms.

Hiroshimana

I read Koichiro Ueda ‘Nagaikiwa Daekidekimaru’ (Kodansha)
Enough saliva production is nessesary.
The Hiroshimana is ready for pickle.

Mt.Fuji

I read Tomoka Shibasaki ‘Kyono Dekigoto’ (Kawadeshoboshinsha)
She tooka a tumble in the river.
Mt.Fuji is photoed from the top of Mt. Komagadake in Hakone (November 14)

Sengokuhra Susuki Kogen, Hakone

I read Yoshihiro Uehara ‘Ishino Kyoto’ (Shinchosha)
It’s an archaeological fraud.
Susuki waves in the wind at Sengokuhara Susuki Kogen in Hakone.

Hassaku

I read Hiromi Kawakami ‘Suisei’ (Bungeishinjyu)
It may be an incetuous affair.
The hassaku fruits begin to ripe.

Momiji

I read Tomoka Shibasaki ‘Haruno Niwa’ (Bungeishinjyu)
There is a photo album, “Green Garden.”
The maple leaf begins to turn red.

Ginmokusei

I read Rokuro Inui ‘Kikon No Eve’ (Shinchosha)
He is robotically-assembled.
The ginmokusei blooms.

Sazanka

I read Jhmpa Lahiri ‘The Lowland’ (Shinchosha)
She left her husbanb and the dauter
The sazanka blooms.

Camellia

I read Yoshikazu Sakamoto ‘Ninngento Kokka’ (Iwanamishinsho)
Can the state kill a person?
The camellia blooms.

Spinach

I read Hiroyasu Shioya & Yumiko Iwaki ‘Shokuto Nodetsunagu’ (Iwanamishinsho)

They try farming in Fukushima after the disaster.
The spinach grows.

Sunny lettuce

I read Nobuo Masataka ‘Ongakuwomederu Saru’ (Chukoshinsho)
Only human beings can enjoy music.
The sunny lettuce grows.

Hakusai

Yusuke Kimura ‘Ceichi Cs’ (Shinchosha)
Cows are exploited at the radiation-contaminated area in Tohoku.
The hakusai grows.

Takana

I read Takashi Shogimen ‘Genron Yokuatsu’ (Chukoshinsho)
Yanaihara, the professor of Tokyo university rebels againsst foul authority.
The takana grows.

Celery

I read Hideya Matsuo ‘Monogatari Belgium No Rekishi’ (Chukoshinsho)
Belgium is a multilingual country.
The celery grows.

Daikon

I read Shinsuke Yoshitake ‘Ringokamo’ (Bronze)

It must be an apple.
The daikon grows.

Sanekazura

I read Miyoko Matsutani ‘Gendaino Minwa’ (Chukoshinsho)
Modern folk tales must have universal status.
The sanekazura bears fruits.