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[Japanease]
Mountains dressed-up, with a lake as a hand mirror.The season words for mountainsf changing leaves in red, yellow and green is gmountains dressed-uph. Mountains reflect their beautifully dressed image on the lake at the bosom of the mountain. They look as though dressed-up mountains are reflecting themselves with a lake as a hand mirror.
[season words] mountains dressed-up Bush clover blossoms, spill over the water if there is a pool of water.The bush clover blossoms come in reddish purple or white, and have many small blossoms on the branches. The blossoms fall off like spilling small flakes. When there is a pool of water underneath, without resisting their own fate, they fall onto the surface of the water; even though their fate is merely being carried down the river. Trusting itself to the great nature, the bush clover blossoms accept their fate. Although the blossoms are small, I saw the strength and beauty with which they try to live within the flow of nature.
[season words] bush clover blossoms Thirteenth night, a few fishing fires huddle together.According to the lunar calendar, the evening of September 13th is called thirteenth night in Japan. We have a custom of admiring the moon when it is a little less than full. It has a different atmosphere from the beautiful August full moon. The thirteenth nightfs moon has somewhat lonely mood. Perhaps it was because of the thirteenth nightfs loneliness, the fishing fires seemed to huddle together.
[season words] thirteenth night Autumn rose, one remains with radiant fragrance.While roses in autumn are especially beautiful, there is less variety so somehow they have a feeling of loneliness. The blossoms of other roses in the garden have all fallen until finally only one is left.But the fragrance that radiates from this last rose seems clearer and stronger. Although only one is left now, that rose keeps proudly giving off its fragrance. Perhaps it is trying to make up for the other roses that had fallen already.
[season words] autumn roses translated by Mineko Azuma
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