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. Kinenkan 記念館 Museums in honor of Basho .
. kanjaku 閑寂 - the melting of solitude and tranquility .
- - - - - . kigo 季語 seasonal topics and words used by Basho . - - - - -
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- - - - - . - ka 香 fragrance - . - - - - -
. kabitan mo tsukubawase keri kimi ga haru .
kapitan mo tsukubawase keri kimi ga haru
(spring) Kapitein - Captain (Dutch Delegation from Nagasaki). to kneel.
- - - - - . kabuto 甲 / 兜 / 冑 helmet of a samurai *. - - - - -
. kachi naraba Tsuetsuki-zaka o rakuba kana .
(no season word). if I had walked. the slope Tsuetsukizaka. I fell from my horse
- - - - - . kadomatsu 門松 pines at the gate / matsukazari 松飾り * . - - - - -
. kadomatsu ya omoeba hitoyo sanjuunen .
(New Year) pines at the gate, one night. 30 years
- - - - -. kagami 鏡 mirror * . - - - - -
. kagemachi, kage machi 影待ち waiting for sunrise *.
. kagemachi ya kiku no ka no suru toofugushi .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. Tofu bean curd on sticks
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irozuku ya toofu ni ochite usumomiji
. kageroo no waga kata ni tatsu kamiko kana .
(spring) heat shimmers. my shoulder. paper robe
. kageroo ya saiko no ito no usugumori .
(spring) heat shimmers. saiko plant threads. thin haze.
(more kageroo hokku)
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. - Kanda Joosui 神田上水 Kanda Josui Waterworks and 関口芭蕉庵 Sekiguchi Basho-An - .
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The Hanging Bridge at Kiso 木曽の架け橋 / 木曽のかけはし Kiso no Kakehashi *
. kakehashi ya inochi o karamu tsuta katsura .
(autumn) tsuta and katsura vines. plank bridge. to be coiled
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kakehashi ya mazu omoi-izu uma mukae
(autumn) picking up the horses. hanging bridge. first thing to remember
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. kakitsubata kataru mo tabi no hitotsu kana .
(summer) blue flag iris Iris laevigata. to talk about. Travelling
. kakitsubata ware ni hokku no omoi ari .
(summer) blue flag iris, myself, Hokku
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. kaki yori wa nori o ba oi no uri mo sede .
(spring) nori seaweed. oysters. to sell. old age
. kakurega ya tsuki to kiku to ni ta san tan .
(autumn) moon. chrysanthemums. hermitage. three tan of rice paddies
. kakusanu zo yado wa najiru ni toogarashi .
(autumn) red pepper. do not hide. home. leafy vegetable soup
. Kamakura o ikite ideken hatsugatsuo .
(summer) first katsuo skipjack bonito. town of Kamakura. to be alive
. kame waruru yoru no koori no mezame kana .
(winter) ice. water jar. breaking. I wake up
- - - - - . - kami 神 Shinto deities, the Japanese Gods - ### . - - - - -
. kamigaki ya omoi mo kakezu Nehanzoo .
(spring) Nirvana ceremony. fence of a shrine. surprize
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. kami haete yoogan aoshi satsuki ame .
(summer) samidare rain. my hair has grown. my face is pale
. kanashiman ya Bokushi seriyaki o mite mo nao .
(spring) dropwort, Japanese parcely. Chinese poet Bokushi 墨子 Mozi, Mo-tsu, Ma-Tzu
. kanbutsu no hi ni umare-au ka no ko kana .
(spring) Kanbutsu celebrations, Buddha's birthday. baby deer is born
- - - - - . - kane 鐘 bell, temple bell - . * - - - - -
. kane kiete hana no ka wa tsuku yuube kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms, fragrance. temple bell. evening
. kane tsukanu sato wa nani o ka haru no kure .
(spring) dusk in sprign. temple bell ringing. village
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ka ni nioe uni horu oka no ume no hana
香に匂へうに掘る岡の梅の花
- - - - - . Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 and Asakusa Kannon 浅草観音 Temple . * - - - - -
. Kannon no iraka miyaritsu hana no kumo .
(spring) cherry blossoms. Asakusa Kannon Temple. tiled roof
. ka o nokosu ranchoo ran no yadori kana .
(summer) orchid. remaining fragrance in the room curtain. for 悦堂 Etsudo
. ka o saguru ume ni kura miru nokiba kana .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. I look up to the warehouse eaves
- - - - - . kao 顔 my face, faces ### . - - - - -
. kao ni ninu hokku mo ideyo hatsu zakura .
(spring) first cherry blossoms, my face, Hokku
. kapitan mo tsukubawase keri kimi ga haru .
(spring) Dutch Kapitein - Captain. to kneel. Shogun / 甲比丹 / 甲必丹 / 加比旦
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- - - - - . karahafu, kara hafu 唐破風 Chinese cusped gable . * - - - - -
. karakasa ni oshiwake mitaru yanagi kana .
(spring) willow tree. with my umbrella I part the branches
- - - - - . karasu 烏 crow, crows . - - - - -
. kare eda ni karasu no tomari keri aki no kure .
(autumn) dusk, branch, crow
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. karahafu no irihi ya usuki yuu suzumi .
(summer) evening coolness. Chinese gable. sunset. (kara hafu)
- - - - - . karakoromo, karagoromo, kara koromo から衣 / 唐衣 / 空衣 robes from China . * - - - - -
. Karasaki no matsu wa hana yori oboro nite .
(spring) hazy cherry blossoms, pines of Karasaki 辛崎
. karazake mo Kuuya no yase mo kan no uchi .
(winter) in the cold. dried salmon. Saint Kuya 空也
. kareshiba ya yaya kageroo no ichi ni sun .
(spring) heat shimmers, (winter) withered lawn) one two
. kari ato ya wase katakata no shigi no koe .
(autumn) after the harvest. the call of a snipe. (at 法蔵寺 Temple Hozo-Ji )
- - - - - . - kari 雁 goose geese - . - - - - -
. kari kiki ni miyako no aki ni omomukan .
(autumn) geese. to listen to the geese. autumn in Kyoto. I will set out
. kari sawagu Toba no tazura ya kan no ame .
(autumn) geese. rice fields of Toba. cold rain
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. kari ato ya wase katakata no shigi no koe .
(autumn) after the harvest and snipe. katakata
. karikakeshi tazura no tsuru ya sato no aki .
(autumn) autumn in the village. half-harvested paddies. a crane
. karite nen kakashi no sode ya yowa no shimo .
(winter) frost at midnight. I want to borrow the sleeve of a scarecrow
- - - - - . karo toosen 夏炉冬扇 to be useless - like a stove in summer, a handfan in winter . * - - - - -
- - - - - . karumi かるみ【軽み】 lightness - . - - - - -
- - - - - . - kasa 笠 his traveller's hat - ### . - - - - -
. kasa mo naki ware o shigururu ka ko wa nanto .
(winter) sleet. I have no rain hat. well, well!
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. Kasa-dera ya moranu iwaya mo haru no ame .
(spring) rain in spring. temple Kasadera. grotto
. - Kasane to wa かさねとは A girl named Kasane - .
. - Kashima Kikoo 鹿島紀行 - A Visit to the Kashima Shrine - .
. kashi no ki no hana ni kamawanu sugata kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms. the Kashi oka does not care. (for 三井秋風 Mitsui Shufu)
- - - - - . katabira 帷子 light linen dress . * - - - - -
. katararenu Yudono ni nurasu tamoto kana .
wet sleeve, at Yudono, Dewa. I can not talk about it.
. katatsuburi tsuno furiwake yo Suma Akashi .
(summer) snail. waving its horns. Suma, Akashi (both in Hyogo prefecture)
. katsuo uri 鰹売 vendor of skipjack, bonito fish monger * .
. katsuo uri ikanaru hito o yowasuran .
(summer) first skipjack katsuo. vendor, fish monger. charming people
. kawakaze ya usugaki kitaru yuusuzumi .
(summer) coolness. river wind. robes of persimmon color
- - - - - . kawara 瓦 roof tiles - いらか iraka roof tiles . - - - - -
. kawauso no matsuri mite koyo Seta no oku . kawa uso *
(winter) otter festival. let's go to the upper region of river Setagawa
- - - - - . kazarinawa, kazari nawa 飾縄 rope decoration for New Year * . - - - - -
- - - - -. kaze 風 wind . - - - - -
. kazairo ya shidoro ni ueshi niwa no aki .
(autumn) autumn in the garden. color of the wind
. kaze kaoru haori wa eri mo tsukurohazu .
(summer) fragrant wind. haori coat and neckband with patches
. kaze no ka mo minami ni chikashi Mogamigawa .
(summer) wind from the south. fragrance of the wind. river Mogamigawa
- - - - - . kaze no oto 風の音 the sound of wind - . - - - - -
. kazuki fusu futon ya samuki yo ya sugoki .
(winter) cold. futon bedding. to lie down. dreadful night
. kazu naranu mi to na omoi so tama matsuri .
(autumn) bon festival. do not think you did not count.
for his dead wife Jutei-Ni 寿貞尼 Juteini
- - - - - . keitoo 鶏頭 cockscomb . - - - - -
. keitoo ya kari no kuru toki nao akashi .
(autumn) geese. cockscomb becomes even more red
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. kesa chirishi Kaii no ochiba ya Tago no Ura .
(winter) fallen leaves) at Tago no Ura bay 田子の浦
. kesa no yuki nebuka o sono no shiori kana .
(winter) snow this morning, leek
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- - - - - . keshizumi 消炭 (けしずみ) ash to extinguishing the fire / sumi 炭 ash . * - - - - -
. keshi-zumi ni maki waru oto ka Ono no oku .
(winter) charcoal from Ono. the sound of splitting firewood
- - - - - . kigo 季語 kidai 季題 season words used by Basho . - - - - -
- - - - - . - kiku 菊 chrysanthemum - . - - - - -
. . . . . kunichi 九日 Chrysanthemum Festival Day
. kangiku ya amazake tsukuru mado no saki .
(winter) winter chrysanthemum. sweet sake. window
. kangiku ya ko nuka no kakaru usu no hata .
(winter) winter chrysanthemum. rice bran beside the hand-mill
. kiku keitoo kiri tsukushi keri Omeikoo .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. for Saint Nichiren Memorial 御命講
. kiku ni dete Nara to Naniwa wa yoizukiyo .
(autumn) chrysanthemums. Nara and Naniwa. a crescent moon at night
. kiku no ato daikon no hoka sara ni nashi .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. radish. nothing else
. kiku no hana saku ya ishiya no ishi no ai.
(autumn) chrysanthemum, stone, stonemason
. kiku no ka ya Nara ni wa furuki hotoketachi .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. the old capital of NARA. old Buddha statues
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kiku no ka ya Nara wa ikuyo no otokoburi
. kiku no ka ya niwa ni kiretaru kutsu no soko .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. fragrance, garden. sandal
. kiku no tsuyu ochite hiroe ba nukago kana .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. dew. propagule (mukago, nukago 零余子 )
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. kimi hi o take yoki mono misen yukimaruge . 雪まるげ
(winter) snowman. you make a fire. I show you something nice (for Sora)
. kimi ya cho ware ya Sooji ga yumegokoro .
(spring) butterfly. You are. I am Chuang-tzu.
. kinbyoo no matsu no furusa yo fuyugomori .
(winter) winter seclusion. golden folding screen. old pine
. ki no moto ni shiru mo namasu mo sakura kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms. under trees. soup. fish salad
- - - - - . kinuta 砧 fulling block * . - - - - -
. kinuta uchite ware ni kikase yo ya boo ga tsuma .
(autumn) fulling block. to let me hear. wife of the priest
- - - - - . kire and kireji 切れ － 切字 cut and cut markers . - - - - -
. kiri no ki ni uzura naku naru hei no uchi .
(autumn) quail is calling. paulownia tree. inside the garden wall
. kirigirisu wasurene ni naku kotatsu kana .
(winter) kotatsu heater, brazier. chrickets chirping.
. kiri shigure Fuji o minu hi zo omoshiroki .
(winter) Mount Fuji 富士山
. Kiso no tochi ukiyo no hito no miyage kana .
(autumn) chestnuts. souvenir from Kiso 木曽
. kite mo miyo jinbei ga haori hanagoromo .
(spring) cherry blossom viewing. come here and look! wearing a Jinbe robe (jinbei).
- - - - -. kitsuki bon 朽木盆 tray from Kitsuki town . * - - - - -
. kitsutsuki mo io wa yaburazu natsu kodachi .
(summer) woodpecker. hermitage. do not destroy. summer grove
. kiyoku kikan mimi ni koo taite hototogisu .
(summer) hototogisu. clear sound. burning incense near the ear
. Kiyotaki no mizu kumasete ya tokoroten .
(summer) Tokoroten jelly. draw water from river Kiyotaki
. kiyotaki ya nami ni chirikomu aomatsuba .
(autumn) pine needles. Kiyotaki waterfall. scattering
(a candidate for Basho's death hokku).
- - - - - kiyotaki ya nami ni chiri naki natsu no tsuki
. kochira muke ware mo sabishiki aki no kure .
(autumn) end of autumn. turn this way! I am lonely too
for his friend priest Kitamuki Unchiku 北向雲竹
. kochoo ni mo narade aki furu namushi kana .
(autumn) "leaf-worm" caterpillar. not a butterfly, autumn deepens
. kodai sasu yanagi suzushi ya ama ga tsuma .
(summer) coolness. fisherman's wife. small sea bream
- - - - - . kodomo 子供 child, children . - - - - -
. kodomora yo hiragao sakinu uri mukan .
(summer) melon. children. bindweed
. ko ni aku to moosu hito ni wa hana mo nashi .
(spring) cherry blossoms. one who says. I am tired of my children.
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. koe ni mina nakishimaute ya semi no kara .
(summer) cicada slough, molt, skin, empty hull. it sang itself away
. koe sumite hokuto ni hibiku kinuta kana .
(autumn) fulling block. North Star. clear voice
. kogakurete chatsumi mo kiku ya hototogisu .
(spring) picking tea leaves. to hear. hototogisu
. - - - - - kogarashi 木枯らし, 木枯, 凩 － こがらし winter drizzle - - - - - .
. kogarashi ni iwa fukitogaru sugima kana .
kogarashi ni iwa fuki togaru sugi ma kana
(winter) rock. cedar tree
. kogarashi no mi wa Chikusai ni nitaru kana .
(winter) winter drizzle. I resemble (doctor) Chikusai
. kogarashi ya take ni kakurete shizumarinu .
(winter) winter drizzle. bamboo. to hide.
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. ko hagi chire Masuho no ko-gai ko sakazuki .
(autumn) kohagi : small bush clover. small shells, small sake cups. Masuho
. Kohoogen dedokoro aware toshi no kure .
(winter) end of the year. where does it come from?
about a painting by Kano Motonobu Kohōgen 狩野元信 古法眼
. koke uzumu tsuta no utsutsu no nebutsu kana .
(autumn) tsuta vine. overgrown by moss. Amida prayer
. koko hotaru tagoto no tsuki to kurabeken .
(summer) fireflies. each field. moonlight, to compare
- - - - - . - kokoro こころ － 心 "heart", mind, soul - ### . - - - - -
- - - - - . koma 駒 - uma 馬 - Japanese horses . *
- - - - - komamukae, koma mukae 駒迎へ selecting tribute horses for court - - - - -
- - - - - . kometsuki 米搗き professional rice grain pounder . * - - - - -
. komo o kite tarebito imasu hana no haru .
(spring) spring in the capital. a man wearing a straw mat (komo 薦 *)
- - - - - . - Komojishi shuu 薦獅子集 Komojishi Shu Collection - ### . - - - - -
. ko ni aku to moosu hito ni wa hana mo nashi .
(spring) cherry blossoms. one who says. I am tired of my children.
. konnyaku no sashimi mo sukoshi ume no hana .
(spring) plum blossoms. raw Konnyaku food (a favorite of Basho)
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konnyaku ni kyoo wa urikatsu wakana kana
. kono aki wa nande toshiyoru kumo ni tori .
(autumn) . getting older. clouds. birds
. kono atari me ni miyuru mono wa mina suzushi .
(summer) coolness. everything around here is cool
- - - Juhachiro no Ki 十八楼ノ記 Tower of Eighteen - Gifu
. konoha chiru sakura wa karushi hinokigasa .
(autumn) falling leaves. cherry tree. so light. hat from cypress bark
. kono hodo o hana ni rei iu wakare kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms. how much to thank you. this departure
. kono hotaru tagoto no tsuki ni kurabemin .
(autumn) moon. reflected in each paddy. fireflies (from Seta)
. kono kokoro suiseyo hana ni goki ichigu .
(spring) cherry blossoms. this my heart you know. this begging set of bowls
for Kagami Shikoo 各務支考 Kagami Shiko
. kono matsu no mibae seshi yo ya kami no aki .
(autumn) autumn of the Gods. this pine. at Kashima Shrine 鹿島神宮 Kashima Jingu
. kono michi ya yuku hito nashi ni aki no kure .
(autumn) this road, nobody walks
. kono suji wa gin mo mishirazu fujiyuusa yo .
people do not know silver coins. how inconvenient
no kigo, non-seasonal part of the kasen Sarumino
. kono tera wa niwa ippai no bashoo kana .
(summer) banana plant. this temple. garden full of banana plants
. kono ume ni ushi mo hatsune to nakitsu beshi .
(spring) plum blossoms. an oxen might shout his first moo
for Sugawara Michizane
. kono umi ni waranji suten kasa shigure .
(winter) sleet. this sea. I throw away my straw sandals. my hat
at the home of 桐葉 Hayashi Toyo
. kono yado wa kuina mo shiranu toboso kana .
(summer) water rail. this lodging is not known. door
. kono yama no kanashisa tsuge yo tokorohori .
(autumn) yam potatoes. this mountain (this temple) tell us about the sad fate
. koomori mo ideyo ukiyo no hana ni tori .
(spring) cherry blossoms. bats come out
. koori nigaku enso ga nodo o uruhoseri .
(winter) ice. bitter. mole (sewer rat). just enough to drink
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. kooshi goosu, gabushi 合子 - furugooshi 古合子 set of food bowls . * - - - - -
. kore ya yo no susu ni somaranu furu gooshi / goosu / gabushi .
(winter) cleaning soot. a set of bowls will not be colored by this world
- - - - - . koromogae 衣替え, 衣かへ changeing robes for summer . * - - - - -
- - - - - . koshi no wata 腰の綿, koshiwata 腰綿 "cotton wrapper around my hips" . * - - - - -
- - - - - . - kosode 小袖 short-sleeved kimono - . * - - - - -
- - - - - . kotatsu 炬燵 Kotatsu heater - okigotatsu 置炬燵 . * - - - - -
. kotobako ya furumono dana no sedo no kiku . 琴箱 *
(autumn) chrysanthemum. box for a koto 琴 zither. dealer of old, used things.
. koyoi tare Yoshino no tsuki mo juuroku ri .
(autumn) moon. tonight. Mount Yoshino. 16 Ri distance
. kozue yori ada ni ochikeri semi no kara .
(summer) cicada slough, molt, skin, empty hull. It falls from a twig
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- - - - - . kuchikiri, kuchi kiri kuchikiri 口切 opening a new jar of tea * . .
. kuchikiri ni Sakai no niwa zo natsukashiki .
(winter) opening a new jar of green tea. garden in Sakai. full of memories
- - - - - . kuina 水鶏 water rail. Rallus aquaticus . - - - - -
. kuina naku to hito no ieba ya Saya domari .
(summer) water rail. staying at Saya 佐屋
- - - - - . Kumasaka 熊坂長範 Kumasaka Chohan . * - - - - -
Kumasaka ga yukari ya itsu no tama matsuri
(autumn) Bon festival. Kumasaka was here
- - - - - . - kumo 雲 cloud, clouds - . - - - - -
. kumo kiri no zanji hyakkei o tsukushi keri .
(autumn) fog. clouds. a hundred scenes. (viewing Mount Fuji)
. kumo nani to ne o nan to naku aki no kaze .
(autumn) autumn wind, voice of a spider
. kumo no mine ikutsu kuzurete tsuki no yama .
(summer) billowing clouds. Mount Gassan 月山 (tsuki no yama)
. kumo o ne ni Fuji wa sugi nari no shigeri kana . .
(summer) leaves grow thick. clouds for roots. Mount Fuji. cedar
. kumo to hedatsu tomo ka ya kari no ikiwakare .
(spring) parting geese. like clouds drifting apart. separation from friends
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. kuniguni no hakkei sara ni Kehi no tsuki .
(autumn) the moon at Kehi 気比の月, Tsuruga
- - - - - . kura 蔵 storehouse, warehouse . * - - - - -
. kuratsubo ni koboozu noru ya daiko hiki .
(winter) radish. radish pullers. boy. saddle
. kure kurete mochi o kodama no wabine kana / kurekurete .
(winter) pounding mochi rice-cakes. end of the year. echo. I sleep alone
. kuromori o nan to iu tomo kesa no yuki .
(winter) snow. this morning. black forest. how can I call it? (kuro mori)
- - - - - . - kusamakura 草枕 "grass pillow" - . ### - - - - -
. kusamakura inu mo shigururu ka yoru no koe .
(winter) sleet. "grass pillow" . a dog in the rain. voices of the night
. kusamakura makoto no hanami shite mo koyo .
(spring) cherry blossom viewing. grass pillow. go and experience it
for Yasomura Rotsuu 八十村路通 Rotsu -
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. kusa no to mo sumikawaru yo zo hina no ie .
(spring) Hina dolls. this old thatched hut changes inhabitants
(Basho is now off to Oku no Hosomichi)
. kusa no to ya higurete kureshi kiku no sake .
(autumn) chrysanthemum sake. grass door. dusk
for Kawai Otokuni
. kusa no ha o otsuru yori tobu hotaru kana .
(summer) fireflies. falling from a blade of grass. flying away
. kusuri nomu sarademo shimo no makura kana .
(winter) frost on my pillow. I drink medicine but
- MORE about Basho and his chronic illness
. kutabirete yado karu koro ya fuji no hana .
(spring) wisteria flowers. I am so tired. looking for a lodging
. kuwa no mi ya hana naki choo no yosute-zake .
(summer) mulberries. hermit sake for the butterflies
. kyoo bakari hito mo toshiyore hatsushigure .
(winter) first winter drizzle. just today. growing older.
. kyoo yori ya kakitsuke kesan kasa no tsuyu .
(autumn) dew. from today on. the inscription erased. my traveler's hat
- - - - - . - Kyooto 京都 Kyoto, Kyo - Miyako 都 / みやこ - ### . - - - - -
. Kyoo made wa mada nakazora ya yuki no kumo .
(winter) snow, clouds, half-way
. Kyoo ni te mo Kyoo natsukashi ya hototogisu . Kyoo nite mo
(summer) little cuckoo, longing for Kyoto
. Kyoo wa kuman kusen kunju no hanami kana .
(spring) ninety-nine thousand (people). watching cherry blossoms
. Kyoo mo tooku Narumi ga taharukeki umi o naka ni hedatete .
alone at the beach of Narumi
. Kyoo ni akite kono kogarashi ya fuyuzumai .
(winter) winter storm. I am bored by Kyoto. lodging in winter
. kyooku 狂句 Kyoku, comic verse . *
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