Satsuki

I read Kazuo Dan ‘Danryu Cooking’ (Chukobunko)
Baked bamboo sprout is impressed.
The satsuki blooms.

Cucumber

I read Kotaro Isaka ‘ Golden Slumber (Shinchobunko)
"Golden Slumbers" is a song by the Beatles.
The cucumber blooms.

Bell pepper

I read John W. Dower ‘Ways of forgetting, Ways of remembering’ (Iwanami)
Remember what happen at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The bell pepper blooms.

Eggplant

I read Gen Shiraiwa ‘Hero’ (Kawadeshoboshinsha)
Theatrical shows may solve school bullying.
The eggplant blooms.

lavender

I read Itsue Takamure ‘Musume Junreiki’ (Iwanamibunko)
She walked Shikoku Ohenro after doing away with her family, occupation and romance.
The lavender blooms.

Thyme

I read Woldgang Streeck ‘Gekaufte Zeit’ (Misuzu)
Modern capitalism is in the crisis of fiscal and financial functions.
The thyme blooms.

Kabocha

I read Furukuri Kinoshita ‘Glovalize’ (Kawadeshoboshinsha)
Two firefighters soaked in a hot spring.
The kabocha blooms.

Ingenmame

I read Mitsuru Iwamura ‘Chuouginkoga Owaruhi’ (Shinchosha)
We must have the freedom of choice in currency.
The ingenmame blooms.

Satsuki

I read Takashi Tachibana ‘Takemitsu Touru’ (Bungeishinjyu)
Takemitsu’s modern music is intense.
The satsuki blooms.

Robot timer

I read Hirohisa Shinpo ‘Yamada Futaro’ (Magazine House)
It’s one way ticket.
The robot timer is under operation.

Persimmon

I read Uchikoza Henshuu Iinkai ‘Uchioza’ (Gakugeishuppan)
They say we have Uchikoza in our town.
The Fuyugaki blooms.

Onion

I read Kenichiro Mogi ‘A Life and Contingency’ (Shinchosha)
A life is composed of contingency.
The onions are stored.

Honeysuckle

Oliver Sacks ‘On The Move’ (Hayakawa)
He was enchanted by airplanes and Motorbikes
The honeysuckle blooms.

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Murouji

Steve LeVin ‘The Powerhouse’ (Nikkei)
Next-generation battery is the center of attention.
Visited Murouji at Nara on May 17.

Murouji

I read Tatsuzaburo Hayashiya ‘Rekishi・Kyoto・Geino’ (Asahishinbun)
Japanese performing art always accompanies season sense.
Visit Murouji Okunoin in Nara.

Aoimatsuri

I read Tadao Umesao ‘Umesao Tadao cho Sakuhin vol.17’ (Chuokoron)
A cityzen is a cityzen. A guest is a guest.

The cow carriage is on the march for Aoimatsuri at Kyoto on May 15.

Tsuyukusa

I read Yasuhide Saeki ‘「Inemuri Iwane Edo Soshi」 Douhon’ (Futabasha)
Kabayaki is tasty.
The tsuyukusa blooms.

Dragonfly

I read Konan Naito ‘Nihon Bunkashi Kenkyu’ (Kodansha)
Culture in Japan came from China.
The dragonfly emerges from a pupa.

Edamame

I read Futaro Yamada ‘Ningen Rnjyuzukan’ (Tokumashobo)
I live longer than Ieyasu Tgokugawa.
The edamame grows.

suika

I read Ingeborg Bachman ‘Das Dreissigste Jahr’ (Iwanami)
I want to decide who am I.
The suika plant grows.

Tomato

I read Zak Ebrahim ‘The Terrorist Sun’ (Asahishuppan)
The terrorist sun has a difficult life.
The tomato bears fruit.

Lemon

read Ryo Asai ‘Budokan’ (Bungeishinjyu)
Idol singers show their dally life.
The lemon blooms.

Makuwauri

I read Michifumi Isoda ‘Mushino Nihonjin’ (Bungeishinjyu)
Juzabro Kokutaya leads the way to revive his home town.
The makuwauri is planted.

Tomorokoshi

I read ‘OOka Makoto Shishu’ (Iwanami)
This evening, I lay my body on the rock at sea shore.
The tomorokoshi plant is supported by bamboo poles.

Mikan

I read Atsushi Okada ‘Tenshi towa Nanika’ (Chukoshinsho)
We confuse angel with cupid. But distinction is made between them.
The mikan blooms.

Kabosu

I read Sakura Shiga ‘Tax Heaven’ (Iwanami)
It’s evasion of tax.
The kabosu blooms.

Hassaku

I read Akihiko Ota ‘Yamano kamisama・Hotokesama’ (Yamakei.
The mountain is counted by unit of ‘Za’ that means ‘God.’
The hassaku blooms.

Daidai

I read Carson McCullers ‘The Member of the Wedding’ (Penguin)
Frankie fancies his brother when he marries.
The daidai blooms.

Kishobu

I read Donald Keene ‘Ishikawa Takuboku’ (Shinchosha)
Here is Takuboku's poem, ‘two friends just like me; one dead one, out of jail now sick’
It shows his sense of modern.
The kishobu blooms.

Ayame

I read Takaaki Yoshimoto ‘Franshisuko he’ (Kodansha)
Shinran quested for boundaries.
The ayame blooms.

Shiran

I read Kang Sang Yung ‘Sousekino Kotoba’ (Shueisha)
Every one is lonely.
The shiran blooms.