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Words with no explicit seasonal context used in haiku have been labeled in many ways：

keywords, non-seasonal topics, all-season topics,
miscellaneous haiku: zakku 雑句; zappai　雑俳
haiku without a season word : muki, mu-ki,
無季, 無季の句, 無季俳句 ...
"free format haiku" as used by the Shiki Monthly Kukai
context-setting words, cultural keywords

... problematic terms (these should NOT be used):
all season kigo, all year kigo (!), quite a contradiction in terms, since KI 季 means season.
... "muki kigo" "no-season season word", "seasonless season word"
"muki-kigo" "non-season season word" (!) ...


... add your definition ... :o)


A word of caution:
Words introduced in ALL YEAR or MISCELLANEOUS sections of a saijiki are not kigo, but all-year haiku topics.

Here is a discussion about the use of "all year haiku topics", NOT "all year kigo", listed in "Haiku World" :
non-seasonal topics by Bill Higginson


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non-seasonal topic
not to mix with

. Kidai 季題 seasonal topic .
kisetsu no dai　季節の題

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An allusion
is a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication.

. CULTURAL KEYWORDS 　
place names and allusion used in haiku


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KIGO – Its use in traditional Japanese haiku .

Seasons and Categories Learn the Basics of World Kigo.


!!!!! List of Haiku Topics of our Database !!!!!

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Poetry is for poets,
classifications for editors and scholars.


If you combine a haiku topic with a kigo, you get one big step closer to a traditional Japanese haiku !

Without, your poem might read more like a Senryu, Zappai, others ... .

Many groups now accept "haiku without kigo" (muki haiku), so you have to check with your group, editor or haiku teacher for details of classifications and definitions.
We also have poetic categories like "short poetry in the Japanese style", "short lyrics", "free verse" and many more.

micropoetry
twaiku, twihaiku (twitter haiku, twitter poetry)
concise poetry

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The Season of 'No-Season' in Contemporary Haiku:
The Modern Haiku Association Muki-Kigo Saijiki
Richard Gilbert et al

In this paper, we would like to offer the reader an introductory look at the most unique of the five volumes, the 'no-season' or Muki Saijiki, which represents a great innovation in modern haiku.
Simply Haiku, Summer 2006


現代俳句歳時記 　無季
Gendai Haiku Saijiki / Muki
Modern Haiku Saijiki / "No Season"
..... meaning haiku without a season word or haiku without a seasonal reference



無季（天文,地理,人間,生活,文化,動植物）
http://www.7andy.jp/books/detail?accd=31376818

Detailed discussion about the terminology
"no-season season word" MUKI-KIGO
and MUKI-KIGO SAIJIKI


List of non-seasonal haiku words from the "Gendai Haiku Saijiki / Volume "No Season"
A very long and useful PDF file.


The Online Japanese Modern Haiku Database
現代俳句データベース lists
12684 haiku with a kigo and
150 without a kigo (a lot of them by Kaneko Tohta), as of March 2007.
These numbers speak for themselves, I think !
季語が「無季」の俳句
Modern Haiku Database

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Translating Haiku

Discussion Forum for Haiku Translations, by Gabi Greve

Kumarajiva, the Translator 　鳩摩羅什


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000 Non-seasonal Haiku Topics, keywords <> Back to our BLOG
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Use your browser to search the page here below.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/

001 ..... ..... Japanese Culture and Haiku
LIST of haiku and their cultural introduction. By Gabi Greve
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/links/WORDS_in_cross_cultu_001145423811/

002 ..... ..... PLACE NAMES of Japan
as they are used in Haiku
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/links/PLACE_NAMES_of_Japan_001210983537/

003 ..... ..... PLACE NAMES of the WORLD
as they are used in Haiku
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/links/PLACE_NAMES_of_the_world_001210983560/

Alzheimer, memory loss, senility, dementia ...
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/05/memory-loss.html

Amulets and Talismans in haiku (o-mamori, fuda)
a lot about Japanese culture
http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/haiku

Asama Mountain　... This is also listed in the PLACE NAMES ...
waku shimizu asama no keburi mata miyuru
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/mount-asama.html

Aum, A-Un, Om, Ohm
Humanity. India
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/aum.html

Bamboo, including Asian Art
Plant
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/02/bamboo-take.html

Beans and Peas (mame)
Plant.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/beans-mame.html

Beard, (hige)
Humanity.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/message/2466

Beggar, begging, Bettler
homeless, poor people (begger)
http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2010/04/beggar-beggars.html

Bell, temple bell (kane). Bronze Bell (dootaku)
Humanity. Japan.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/bell-kane.html

Berlin Wall, Berliner Mauer
Humanity. Germany
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/berlin-wall.html

Bible (baiburu)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/sugita-hisajo.html

Bicycle (jitensha)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Bird droppings (tori no fun)
Animals. uguisu no fun, nightingale droppings
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/bird-droppings.html

Birth (o-san, umu)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Birthday (tanjoobi)
Humanity
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/10/birthday-tanjoobi.html

Blind woman (goze) from Echigo: Echigo goze
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/03/blind-woman.html

Blindness, blind people
Humanity. Can blind people write haiku ?
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/12/blind-people-haiku.html

Bloodtype, blood tpye, blood group (ketsuekigata)
Blutgruppe, A-Gata, B-Gata ...
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2005/01/kanda-myoojin-and-zenigata.html

Blue, the color of sky and water
Humanity.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/sky-sora-ten.html

Body (karada)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Bonsai, small pots of trees and plants
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/09/ikebana.html

Book, reading (hon o yomu)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Boredom, to be bored (taikutsu)
and more emotions used in haiku
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/09/boredom-to-be-bored-taikutsu.html

Bowing, bow (o-jigi)
Humanity. Bowing deepy, but how deep ?
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/04/bowing-deeply.html

Box, stationary box (bunko, tebunko)
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/01/museum-eisei-bunko.html

Bread (pan)
our daily bread give us today !
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/11/bread.html

Breakfast (asagohan, asameshi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/asagohan.html


Bridge (hashi) . Nihonbashi and other famous bridges
Humanity. Japan and worldwide . Yatsuhashi
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/bridge-hashi.html

Buddha, Great Buddha. Daibutsu and Hotoke
Humanity
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/06/daibutsu-and-hotoke.html

Buddhist and Shinto Ceremonies
Observance. Mostly Japan
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2004_11_01_worldkigo2005_archive.html

Buildings tall and famous, skyscrapers matenroo
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/buildings-tall-and-famous.html

Bunraku and Joruri, puppet theater
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/07/bunraku-and-joruri.html


Candle (roosoku)
roosoku ni shizumari kaeru botan kana / Morikawa Kyoroku
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/candle-roosoku.html

Car (kuruma)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Cartoons about haiku
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/cartoons.html

Castle (shiro), mountain castle (yamashiro)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/castle-shiro.html

Cheese, with some kigo
Humanity
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/12/cheese.html

Chesapeake Bay Saijiki, USA
Including Miscellaneous, all year, non-seasonal topics
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/chesapeake-bay.html

Chicken (niwatori)
Animal.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Chigo (temple acolytes)
Humanity.
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/04/chigo-temple-acolytes.html

Child, children (kodomo). World Childen Haiku Forum
Humanity. Read haiku about children and from children !
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/children-kodomo.html

Chindonya street band
Humanity
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2012/02/chindonya.html

Chinese Medicine (kanpo, kampo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/chinese-medicine-kanpo.html

Chiyogami - colored printed paper
http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/09/tatsu-dragon-info.html

Chocolate (chokoreeto)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/06/chocolate.html

Chopping board, cutting block (manaita)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/03/manaita-chopping-board.html

Chopsticks hashi
Humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/05/hashi-chopsticks.html

Chopsticks, for eating in Asia
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2004/05/spagetti-with-chopsticks.html

Church, Cathedral, Chapel
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/10/church.html

Chuugen, o-chuugen, chugen
Middle third of the year; gift-giving season in Japan
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/02/first-third-of-year-joogen.html

Clock (tokei) and Time (jikan). Uhr und Zeit
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/04/clock-tokei.html

Clouds (kumo) . Sea of Clouds (unkai)
Sky.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/cloud-kumo.html

Coffee, Tea, Iced Coffee (koohi)
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/09/iced-coffee-aisu-koohii-japan.html

Coin, paper money, money (zeni, satsu, kane)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/coin-zeni.html

Colors of Traditional Japan. Introduction
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/05/shades-of-grey.html

Computer and Haiku
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/computer.html

Cotton wrapper cloth (furoshiki)
Humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/08/furoshiki-cotton-wrappers.html

Crow (karasu) Raven
Animal. Including some kigo.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/crow-karasu.html


Daiji ... important, serious ... so much depends
daiji kana ... used by Kyoshi.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/12/important-things-daiji.html

Dance, Dancing (mai, odori, kagura)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/dance.html

Darkness (kure)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Dawn (asahi, yoake)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Dead body, deceased person, hotoke
Humanity. shisha, shitai (Japanese)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/dead-body-hotoke.html

Deer leather handicraft (inden)
from Yamanashi
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2010/05/inden-deerskin-products.html

Delicacy , delicacies (chinmi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/delicacy-chinmi.html

Dentist, toochache, Zahnweh
something we all know too well
http://traveloguegokuraku.blogspot.com/2007/07/zahnwehgott.html

Dice (saikoro) and gambling
humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/02/bakuchi-gambling.html

Dog (inu)
Animal. with some related kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/dog-inu.html

Donburi meal with rice with a topping in a pot
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/donburi.html

Door curtain (noren)
Humanity.
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/03/noren-door-curtains.html

Dorayaki bean-jam pancake
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/12/dorayaki.html

Dragon, including Asian Art
Humanity.
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/haiku.html

Dream, dreaming (yume)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Dried food (kanbutsu)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kanbutsu-dried-food.html

Drinks, hot and cold
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html



EGO and Haiku. Riddles
Some reflections and further LINKs
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/03/haiku-riddles.html

Earthen pan or plate (hooroku)
Humanity
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/08/hooroku-jizo.html

Earthquake (jishin)
Earth.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/earthquake-jishin.html

Elephant (zoo)
Animal. Ganesh in India.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/buson-elephants-eye.html

Elevator, escalator
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/07/elevator.html

Embankment, dike, levee (dote, tsutsumi, teiboo)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/bridge-hashi.html

Eros. as opposed to LOVE (aijoo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/eros.html

Evening (yuugata, hi no kure)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Eyes (me)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html



FOOD TOPICS for haiku ... a LIST
from the WASHOKU BLOG
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/01/topics.html

Face (kao, tsura)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Faith, belief, prayer, religion
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/faith.html

Famine (kikin) in Japan
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/famine.html

Fart, farting (he) and KAPPA, the Water Goblin
Humanity. Japan
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/fart-farting-he.html

Field (hatake, tanbo)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Fish, as kigo and others
Animals.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/11/fish-as-kigo.html

Fishing (tsuri)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Flower and Hana, a Japanese problem
Plants.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/flower-and-hana.html

Flute (fue, yokobue). Drums (taiko)
Bambooflute (shakuhachi) and a bit more about musical instruments.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/flute-fue.html

Fog, Mist, Haze and more
Heaven. Season.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fog-mist-haze-and-more.html

Food (tabemono). Japanese food (washoku)
Humanity. food from India
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/food-from-japan-washoku.html

Fortune-telling, (mikuji) fortune cookies
Humanity.
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/04/mikuji.html

Four directions, north south east west
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/four-directions.html

Fragrance bag, sachet (nioibukuro)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/08/nioibukuro-sachet.html

Frankenfood, frankengrass, frankenrice
gene-manipulated food. Info and Haiku
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/organic-world-news.html

Fukusuke, the eternal servant
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/shinko-haiku.html



Gambling (bakuchi)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/gambling-bakuchi.html

Garden, Japanese Garden, Temple Garden, Zen Garden
Humanity. niwa, tei-en
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/05/japanese-gardens.html

Genji Monogatari, the tale of Genji
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/genji-monogatari.html

Geta, wooden sandals of Japan
Humanity.
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/04/geta-sandals.html
Ghosts (yookai, bakemono, yuurei). Monster, Demon, Devil
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-yookai-bakemono.html

Glass beads, beads (tonbodama, tombodama)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/08/tonbodama.html

Global warming
Humanity
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/02/february-sun.html

Go, a board game, Igo
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/go-game.html

Goats (yagi). Kenya
Animal
http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/07/goats.html

Graves (haka). visiting graves ( haka-mairi)
Humanity. Grave markers (sotoba). Also including KIGO with grave visiting during the O-Bon Festival.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/grave-haka.html

Graveyard warden (onboo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/04/graveyard-warden-onboo.html

Groundbreaking ceremony for a new building
Humanity. (jichinsai )
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/03/groundbreaking-ceremony.html

Guitar Gitarre
humanity. musical intstument
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/05/guitar-gitarre.html
Gyoza, gyooza, Chinese dumplings
Humanity. Food
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/chuuka-chinese.html

Hangover (futsukayoi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/12/hangover.html

Hat, Straw hat, hood. Kasa, booshi, zukin...
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/hat-kasa.html

Head mound, tomb for a severed head. Kubizuka
Humanity. Typical Japanese sight.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/04/kubizuka.html

Heart Pond (kokoro no ike)
shin no ji ni mizu mo nagarete ume no hana / ISSA
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/heart-pond-kokoro-no-ike.html

Hermit, mountain hermit (sennin)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/05/hermits-sennin.html

Hiking, Walking, Trecking
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/trekking.html

Homeland, Hometown (furusato)
Humanity. Japan
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/08/homeland-furusato.html

Honey (hachimitsu), the sweet taste ...
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/mulled-wine-gloegg.html

Horse (uma). Various Kigo with this animal.
Animal.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/08/horse-uma.html
Horse meat, raw (basashi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/sashimi.html
Hot Drinks / Cold Drinks
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/08/hot-drinks-list.html

Hot spring, spa (onsen)
yu no sato ... Kurhaus ...
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/04/hot-springs.html

Hotel (hoteru, ryokan)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Humanity and Observance
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/humanity.html
Hunger, famine
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/famine.html

Hyakudo mairi
100 prayers circuit (in a temple or shrine)
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/07/prayer-wheel-maniguruma.html


I, the first person in haiku. watakushi, ore ...
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-first-person.html

INDIA has many regional HAIKU topics
Check them out here.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/

Ikebana, Flower Arrangement
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/09/ikebana.html

Illness, disease (byooki). Hospital Stay
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/illness-and-haiku.html

Incense
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/09/incense.html

Inkstone, ink-stone (suzuri)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/10/inkstone-suzuri.html

Jam and marmalade (Marmelade)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2010/04/jamu-maamareedo.html

Jewellery, bracelets, bangles, anklets
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/anklets-payal.html

Judgement, Duality, Yin and Yang
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/judgement-duality.html

Kaiseki . Japanese Food for the Seasons
Humanity.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-BfzpZ0EmdLRDdKKhEty08iA-?cq=1&p=136

Kamakura, a town in Japan
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/kamakura.html
Kettle, tea kettle, water kettle, chagama, tetsubin
Humanity.
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/04/water-kettle.html

Kigo (and haiku) as Topics for Haiku !
Humanity. To have some fun !
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/haiku-about-kigo.html

Kimigayo, the Japanese Anthem
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/08/kimigayo-anthem.html

Knife, knives (hoochoo, waboochoo, wabocho)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/03/knife-hoochoo.html
Koan, educational story in Zen Buddhism
Humanity. Find more LINKs from here:
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/03/koan-and-haiku-01.html

Labyrinth, Maze, Mandala
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/mandala.html
Lake, Pond (ike)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Large portions (yamamori)
Humanity. food
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/large-portions-yamamori.html

Laugh, smile (warai, hohoemi)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Letter, Mail (tegami, yuubinbutsu)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Life, my life, my fate (mi no ue)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/life-my-life-mi-no-ue.html

Light, lights
all kinds of lights in all kinds of seasons
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/10/light-lights.html

Lip, lips (kuchibiru)
Humanity - lipstick
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2012/02/lip-lips-kuchibiru.html

Loincloth (fundoshi). Hip-wrapper (koshimaki)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/loincloth-fundoshi.html

Loneliness (sabishisa)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/loneliness-sabishisa.html

Lottery (takarakuji), lottery ticket
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/lottery-takarakuji.html

Love (aijoo)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/love-aijoo.html

MOON, our nightly companion
Heaven.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/moon-and-his-links.html

MU ... nothing or all ...
Humanity. Void, Shunyata
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/mu.html

Manure, shoveling manure, raking manure
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/05/horseheaded-kannon.html

Marishiten, Marishi-Ten
deity
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/12/santen-marishiten.html

Matsushima
Earth
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/03/matsushima.html

Matsuyama, a haiku town
And Masaoka Shiki
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/matsuyama-and-masaoka-shiki.html

Meditation, Zen Meditation
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/meditation-dhyana.html

Mentaiko, marinated roe of pollok
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/05/fukuoka-hakata.html

Meoto tablewear for couples
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/03/meoto-tablewear.html

Metaphor in Haiku
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/07/metaphor.html

Midnight (mayonaka)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Mirror (kagami)
The Mirror Moon Mind.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/mirror-moon-mind.html

Misery, human misery, pity
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/misery.html

Moby DIck
Novel by Herman Melville
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/whales-kujira.html

Morning market (asa ichi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/03/morning-market.html

Morning star (myoojoo) Venus
Heavens
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/morning-star.html

Morning star, evening star, venus
Heavens
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/morning-star.html

Mortality (shi ni yuku)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/mortality-shi-ni-yuku.html

Mountain (yama) Peak (gake) hill (oka)
Earth. Mountain Goblin (tengu)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/mountain-yama.html

Museum, Exhibition, Gallery
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/museum-haiku.html

Music (ongaku)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Music of India. With many subsequent entries.
Humanity
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/music-of-india.html

My country, my province (waga kuni)
Humanity. Japan
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-country-waga-kuni.html

Nail (kugi, kui)
Humanity
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/quote-nail.html
Neck, nape (bon no kubo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/07/nape-of-neck.html

Netherworld, the other world (meido)
and the 13 protector Buddhas (juusanbutsu)
http://fudosama.blogspot.com/2005/02/juusanbutsu.html

Ninja, Shinobi and Haiku
Humanity
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2010/09/ninja.html

Nose (hana)
blowing your nose
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2011/02/body-parts.html

Numbers used in Haiku, two and more
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/numbers-used-in-haiku.html

Numbers used in Kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/numbers-used-in-haiku.html

Numbers, also used in kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/numbers-used-in-kigo.html


Official, bureaucrat (yakunin)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/06/official-yakunin.html

Old people, senior citizens, getting old, growing old
Humanity. Old age.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/senior-citizens-day.html

Olympic games
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/04/olympic-games.html

Onomatopoetic Words
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/onomatopoetic-words.html

Origami, folding paper, folded paper
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/origami.html

Pagoda (too) stupa
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2010/04/pagoda-too.html

Pain, physical pain (itami)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/pain-itami.html

Palanquin (kago) sedan chair
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/palanquin-kago.html

Paradise (gokuraku)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/namu-amida-butsu.html

paperweight (bunchin)
and - samurai residence (buke yashiki)
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/10/paperweight-bunchin.html

Peace (heiwa)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/08/peace-and-war.html

Pearls, mother-of-pearl (shinju)
Animal. Oysters (kaki)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/03/oyster-kaki.html

Pigeon, pidgeon, dove (hato)
Animal.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/pigeon-hato.html

Pissing, pee (shooben, shomben)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/pissing-shooben.html

Pottery, Plates and Pots in Haiku
Humanity. For the Art Lover.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/pottery-yakimono.html

Power-Stones, Stones and Stories ...
Humanity.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/04/power-stones-chikara-ishi.html

Prayer Wheel (maniguruma)
Humanity. Wheel of the Law. Tibet.
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/07/prayer-wheel-maniguruma.html

Prostitute, courtesan (oiran)
Humanity.
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/01/daruma-and-courtesans.html

RAIN in various kigo and countries
Heavens.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/06/rain-in-various-kigo.html

Railway, Train, Trainstation, Platform
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/railway-haiku.html

Raw Fish: Sashimi and Sushi
Humanity. ... rice balls (onigiri, o-nigiri)
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/09/raw-fish-sashimi-and-sushi.html

Rice wine, local, jizake
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/06/jizake-local-rice-wine.html

River (kawa)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/river-kawa.html

River Boat, takasebune, Japan. Katsuyama Town
Humanity.
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/12/katsuyama-boat-landing.html

Roadside shrines (tsujidoo)
wayside Buddhas (nobotoke, roku jizoo)
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/07/tsujido-roadside-sanctuary.html

Saints, Christian and Others.
Humanity. A Collection.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/saints-memorial-days.html

Sake and Santoka / Ricewine
yoote koorogi to nete ita yo
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/santoka-and-sake.html

Sake flask (tokkuri)
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/12/sake-flask-tokkuri.html

Sand (suna)
Earth. Including Yellow Sand (koosa)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/sand-suna.html

Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/10/chataku-saucer.html

Saumrai, bushi, buke, warrior, warriour. Japan
Humanity. Samurai Residence in Katsuyama.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/12/samurai.html

Sea, Ocean (umi)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Seaweed (kaisoo)
Plants. Many Japanese varieties are kigo !!!
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/seaweed-kaisoo.html

Secret Buddha Statues, hibutsu, kaichoo, kakebotoke
Humanity, Japan
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/hibutsu-secret-statue.html

Shadows (kage)
Earth. Season
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/shadow.html

Shamisen (musical instrument) Japan
Humanity. shamisengusa (sheperd's purse)
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-BfzpZ0EmdLRDdKKhEty08iA-?cq=1&p=105 worldkigo

Sheep (hitsuji)
Animal.
http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/07/goats.html

Ships and boats, fune
Humanity.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/12/ship-boat-fune.html

Shrine (jinja, miya, guu), Shinto Shrine
Humanity. Shintoo Shrine in Japan
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/shrine-jinja.html

Silence ... Silence ...
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/silence.html

Sky (sora, ten)
Heaven.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/sky-sora-ten.html

Smell and Fragrance, Aroma
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/smell-and-fragrance.html

Smoke (kemuri)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/happyhaiku/message/5829

Snacks with Tea (cha no ko)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/04/snacks-with-tea-cha-no-ko.html

Soga Brothers, Soga story of revenge
Soga Monogatari. Humanity
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/10/soga-monogatari.html

Sommelier (somurie) , the wine steward and food steward in Japan
Humanity
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/12/somurie-sommelier.html

Soul, spirit (tamashii)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/kyoshi-itechoo.html

Sound of water, mizu no oto
Earth. All the problems involved in translating this phrase.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sound-of-water.html

Spaghetti, Spagetti, spaghetto, spagette
Humanity, Food (supagettii)
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2004/05/spagetti-with-chopsticks.html

Spices and condiments (yakumi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/yakumi.html

Stamp, postal stamp, stamps (kitte)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/08/stamp-stamps-kitte.html

Station lunch box (ekiben)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html

Stimulation .. through coffee
... or poetry :o)
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/02/stimulation.html

Stomach (hara)
Proverbs and sayings. hara hachibu, betsubara ...
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/hara-hachibu.html

Stone (ishi) Rock (iwa)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Stone Buddha (ishibutsu, sekibutsu, ishibotoke)
Humanity
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/stone-buddhas.html

Stone cliff Buddhas (magaibutsu)
Humanity
http://fudosama.blogspot.com/2006/06/magaibutsu.html

Stone lantern (ishidooroo)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/stone-lantern-ishidooroo.html

Stone wall, stonewall (ishigaki)
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/10/stone-wall.html

Storehouse (kura) , warehouse
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/02/storehouse-kura.html

Straw bag (kamasu)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/01/straw-bag-kamasu.html

Sumidagawa, river sumida
Earth
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/01/sumidagawa-river.html

Sumo, Sumoo wrestling in Japan
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/hattori-ransetsu.html

Sun (taiyoo, o-hisama)
Heavens.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Sunset (nichibotsu, yuuhi, hi no iri)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sunset-yuuhi.html

Sushi, dishes with sushi rice
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/sushi.html

Sushi, food
Humanity
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/sushi.html

Sutra, sutras, Buddhist scriptures (o-Kyo)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/08/sutras.html

Sweet potato dumplings (imo dango)
from Satsuma imo
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/satsuma-imo.html

Sweets, Haiku Sweets (haika)
Humanity. Cakes named after haiku for all seasons !
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/haiku-sweets-haika.html
Tantra. The HERE and NOW
Humanity.
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2008/07/tantra.html

Tanzaku , Shikishi (Tansaku)
Decoration slips and paper boards
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/05/tanzaku.html

Target in Archery, Bow, Arrow, and more
Humanity. (mato and Kyudo in Japan)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/target-mato.html

Tatoo, tattoo (irezumi, horimono)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2008/01/tatoo.html

Tattoo (irezumi)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Teacup (yunomi)
Humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/03/cups.html

Teapot, tea pot , kyuusu, kyusu
special pot for green tea
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/09/kyuusu-teapot.html

Teething ring (oshaburi)
humanity
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2010/07/oshaburi-teething-ring.html

Temple (tera) . Japan / India
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/temple-tera.html

Tofu bean curd
toofu, Sagadoofu from Saga
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2010/01/saga-in-kyoto.html

Toilet, Outhouse (benjo, tearai, toire)
Humanity. Cross-cultural misunderstandings !
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/12/toilet-outhouse.html

Torii, gate of a shinto shrine
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/10/torii-gate.html

Tradition ... sometimes not your own
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/12/tradition.html

Travel, Traveler's Sky (tabi, tabi no sora)
Humanity. skies of a journey, Away From Home, Journey in the Air.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/08/travel-travelers-sky.html

Tray, dinner tray, box, tray. Zen, hakozen
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/dinner-tray-zen.html

Tree (ki, jumoku)
Plant.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html

Udatsu - firewall, sleeve wall
to prevent fire
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2011/09/udatsu-wall.html

Urban Haiku and Senryu
city scenes
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2011/01/urban-haiku.html

Utsu, Mount Utsu
Earth
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/02/mount-utsu.html

Venus (biinasu). A planet in the sky
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Verbs used in Haiku
Discussion
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/verbs-used-in-haiku.html

Violett, purple , Murasaki the color
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/06/murasaki-color.html

Voice of animals ... marumaru no koe
Animals. Various animals and their way of making a sound are discussed.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/voice-of-animal-xx-no-koe.html

Volcano (kazan)
volcanic ash (kazanbai)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/04/volcano-kazan.html

WIND in various kigo and countries
Heaven. Seasons.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/wind-in-various-kigo-kaze.html

Wabi and Sabi
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/10/wabi-and-sabi.html

War (sensoo)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/08/peace-and-war.html

Warrior, brave warrior (tsuwamono)
Humanity. Benkei and Yoshitsune
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/warrior-tsuwamono.html

Wasambon, wasanbon sweets from Shikoku
Humanity. and sugar
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/02/sweets-from-shikoku.html

Water (mizu)
Earth. with a list of related kigo
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/water-mizu.html

Wave, waves (nami)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Weed, weeds (zassoo)
Plant
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/wonderful-weeds.html

Weeds (zassoo)
Plants. Wonderful Weeds.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/wonderful-weeds.html

Well (ido) , Brunnen
Humanity.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/04/well-cleaning-sarashi-i.html

Whiskey whisky
Suntory and others
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/03/suntory-old.html

White (shiroi)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/white-shiroi.html

Window (mado) Japan
Humanity.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/message/203

Woman, women, onna, josei
Humanity. with some KIGO
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/12/woman-and-haiku.html

Yoga
Humanity. India
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/12/yoga.html

Yuba, soy milk skin
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/yuba.html

ZEN and Haiku
Some reflections and further reading
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/01/zen-and-haiku.html

ZZB List of non-seasonal words
from the Modern Haiku Association. a PDF file, takes a while.
http://www.iyume.com/research/kigo/05-muki-saijiki-TOC.pdf

ZZZ WASHOKU ... Japanese Food
Food kigo and topics
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/

ZZZ World Kigo Database
The ABC Index. Worldkigo by Gabi Greve
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/ w


paper torn to make pictures (chigiri-e)
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/06/tissue-paper-box.html



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WKD : German Saijiki
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the complete SAIJIKI

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the complete SAIJIKI

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the complete SAIJIKI

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the complete SAIJIKI

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. . . Deities of the Four Seasons


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. HEAVEN SAIJIKI
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. HEAVEN in SPRING - SAIJIKI

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KIGO CATEGORY : EARTH


. EARTH SAIJIKI
Introduction and ABC list 　


. EARTH in Spring ... SAIJIKI

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Ceremonies and Festivals Saijiki
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Humanity and Daily Life ... kigo for all seasons


Memorial Days of Famous People, Celebrities .....
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. Animals in Spring ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in Summer ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in Autumn ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in Winter ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in the New Year ... SAIJIKI 　

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Bird Saijiki


Fish and Seafood Saijiki Saijiki


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KIGO CATEGORY : PLANTS

. Plants in Spring 　

. Plants in Summer

. Plants in Autumn

. Plants in Winter

. Plants in the New Year

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Vegetable Saijiki 野菜歳時記 Yasai Saijiki


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.. .. .. .. Saijiki about special topics

Placenames PLACE NAMES used in Haiku Japan and Worldwide
Ortsnamen, utamakura

Sweets Saijiki 和菓子歳時記 Wagashi Saijiki

Tea Ceremony Saijiki 茶道の歳時記　


WASHOKU ... Japanese Food Saijiki





. . . History of Japanese Saijiki 　




Sunset at Shiraishi Island, 2008


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anagachi あながち　

***** Location:　Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

anagachi 強ち

the dictionary gives these possibilities

〔必ずしも〕(not) necessarily, (not) always;
〔全く〕(not) altogether, (not) wholly;
〔厳密に言って〕(not) exactly

source : dic.search.yahoo.co.jp


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not necessarily
not uncommon

彼の言うことはあながち間違っていない。
He is not altogether wrong.

source : en.glosbe.com


Anagachi-ni, adv. By compulsion, right or wrong, unreasonably, reluctantly.
Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary
James Curtis Hepburn


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（下に打ち消しの語を伴う）
(1)一概に。まんざら。必ずしも。
「―無理ともいえない」

(2)決して。むやみに。
「範頼・義経が申し状、―御許容あるべからず/平家 10」
（形動ナリ）

(1)周囲にかまわず一途(いちず)であるさま。ひたむき。
「―に心ざし見えありく/竹取」「など、かく、この御学問の―ならむ/源氏（乙女）」

(2)強引であるさま。無理やり。
「―にかかづらひたどりよらむも人悪かるべく/源氏（空蝉）」

(3)異常なほどはなはだしいさま。ゆきすぎ。
「それだになほ―なるさまにては見ぐるしきに/枕草子 237」

(4)必ずしも。
「―に恐ろしかるべき事にもあらねど/栄花（玉の村菊）」

〔他人の迷惑をかえりみず、自分勝手にしたいままにするというのが原義。
「あな」は「おのれ（己）」の意で、「己(あな)勝ち」に由来するか。平安時代末期には打ち消しの語を伴って用いる(4)の意が生じ、次第に「に」を脱落させたの用法が主流となっていった〕

source : www.weblio.jp


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Things found on the way



あながちよかった正月　！


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A waka by Saigyo 西行

anagachi ni
niwa o sae haku
arashi kana
sakoso kokoro ni
hana o makaseme

Two translations by Robin D. Gill

and the gale has
enough strength left over
to sweep the yard!
we must, then, give him
his will with the bloom


the gale even
insists on sweeping
my garden!
how can I not entrust
him with the bloom?


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HAIKU

Three haiku by Kobayashi Issa


あながちに留主とも見へず梅の花
anagachi ni rusu to mo miezu ume no tsuki

it seems likely
someone's at home...
plum blossoms

Shinji Ogawa notes that anagach ni means "likely" but is always followed by a negative word, in this case the suffix zu or "not."
The expression, rusu to mo miezu, thus means, "it doesn't look like he (or she) is absent."



あながちに雪にかまわぬ霰哉
anagachi ni yuki ni kamawanu arare kana

messing up the snow
like always...
hailstones



あながちに丸くならでも梅の月
anagachi ni maruku narade mo ume no tsuki

as usual
not quite round...
plum blossom moon

source : David Lanoue



The meaning of the moon and plum blossoms can be seen like this:

Dear moon behind the plum blossoms!
Do not hurry to get all round so soon.
It is all right to take your time and ripen.



even though
the moon is not quite full
plum blossoms

Tr. and discussion by Larry Bole
Translating Haiku Fourm


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Other haiku by Issa with anagachi


あながちに青くなくとも簾也

あながちにかくれもせぬや小田の雁

あながちにせい高からぬぼたん哉

あながちに吹となけれど秋の風

あながちに夜の明きらぬかゞし哉

まふ蛍あながち呼びもせざりしが


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Haiku by Matsuo Basho with anagachi

あながちに鵜とせりあはぬかもめ哉
anagachi ni u to seriawanu kamome kana


the seagulls do not fight over food
with the cormorants -
anagachi ni

カモメは決して、貪欲な鵜と競争して魚を取ったりしないということです。


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Haiku by other poets with anagachi


病葉やあながちの恋紅の照り

Matsune Tooyoojoo 松根 東洋城
(1878年2月25日 - 1964年10月28日）


あながちに紅ゐならぬ紅葉哉

橋仙



秋炎の四方のあながち親しめず

. Iida Dakotsu 飯田蛇笏 .




あながちに夏川越しぬ酒の酔

Ozaki Meidoo 尾崎迷堂 (1891 - 1970)




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***** . Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶) .


***** . Matsuo Basho　松尾芭蕉 .



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Lip, lips (kuchibiru)

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Lip, lips (kuchibiru)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Lips and our mouth are used every day.

source :　asobo.way-nifty.com/moji


quote
Lips are a visible body part at the mouth of humans and many animals. Lips are soft, movable, and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech. Human lips are a tactile sensory organ, and can be erogenous when used in kissing and other acts of intimacy.

Symbolic meaning
Lips are often viewed as a symbol for sensuality and sexuality. This has many origins; above all, the lips are a very sensitive erogenous and tactile organ. Furthermore, in many cultures of the world, a woman's mouth and lips are veiled because of their representative association with the vulva, and because of their role as a woman's secondary sexual organ.

As part of the mouth, the lips are also associated with the symbolism associated with the mouth as orifice by which food is taken in. The lips are also linked symbolically to neonatal psychology (see for example oral stage of the psychology according to Sigmund Freud).
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kuchibiru 唇 / くちびる / 脣
can also be written kooshin 口唇（こうしん）　

kuchi 口 means mouth.
The BIRU part of the word is probably a change in pronounciation from

"around the mouth" kuchiheri　口縁" or kuchibera　口辺.
In old texts the sound was written 脣 kuchipiru : 久知比流.
Later during the Heian period the PIRU became softer in pronounciation and various other kanji were used.
One part of the kanji is also used in this kanji, furueru 震, to tremble.

The lower part of the kanji 唇 means mouth　口.
The upper part : shin, tatsu しん【辰】dragon
is supposed to show a clam with its soft legs showing out of the open "mouth".
So the mouth is an organ that "trembles and closes".



uwa kuchibiru, jooshin 上唇 upper lip
shita kuchibiru, kashin 下唇 lower lip


other expressions with kuchibiru

唇を噛む - 悔しさなどをこらえる

唇を反す（翻す） - 悪口を言う

唇を盗む
相手の意向に関わりなくキスをする

唇を尖らす - 不満げな顔つき

唇亡びて（尽きて）歯寒し
利害関係のある一方が滅びると、他方にも影響が出る（春秋左氏伝より）

たらこ唇 - 厚い唇の形容


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Let us try and find some haiku with LIPS.

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Dry lips are often more visible in the cold winter months.


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Kenya

dry lips
cracked lips
kigo for the hot and dry season

I have noticed with great concern the effect of this hot and dry season on our lips.
The lips are drying making one lick them regularly, it then forms a dry white layer that peels off leaving a black hard mass on the lips or at times black irregular hard spots on the lips.

licking again-
a student laughs
at my dry lips

morning preps-
a girl rubs her lips
with oil

Andrew Otinga

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dry lips--
a student covers her mouth
while talking


dry lips --
I look for my balm
in my locker

Brian Mulando


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dry lips --
going to the mosque
for noon prayers

Beth Mwangi



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I spend my day
with some crazy cows -
ushibeni lipstick

. kanbeni 寒紅 かんべに
"crimson lipstick made in the cold" .
kanbeni uri 寒紅売（かんべにうり）vendor of crimson lipstick

ushibeni 丑紅（うしべに） "bull lipstick"
"crimson bought on the day of the ox" ushibeni lipstick

kigo for late winter


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prayer flags
in thin air
trembling lips in worship

. Gabi Greve - Himalaya .


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slices of avacado
spread a smile on her lips --
the local sushi roll


Valentines ...
a chocolate smudge
on the vendor's lip

"chibi" (pen-name for Dennis M. Holmes)


lamenting autumn --
sake sips from lips
not my own

"chibi"- kigo hotline


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Compiled by Larry Bole
kigo hotline

Sometimes the Engish translation of LIP refers to KUCHI in the Japanese.


[headnote]
A motto:
don't speak of other's shortcomings; don't brag about your strengths

物言えば唇寒し秋の風
mono ieba kuchibiru samushi aki no kaze

say something
and the lips go cold;
autumn wind
--Basho, trans. Barhnill

Barnhill's comment:
1688-94. the motto is based on a Chinese proverb.


Ueda's translation:
Whenever I speak out
My lips are chilled--
Autumnal wind.

Ueda dates this somewhere between 1692-94. Ueda writes of it, in "Matsuo Basho" (Twayne's World Author Series):

...produced about the time [Basho] closed the gate... The poem expresses bitter frustration with the lack of communication among individuals. Probably Basho had been talking with someone who did not understand or misunderstood what he said; now recalling the incident in his bitter memory as he walked alone in the autumn wind, he regretted that he had even spoken.
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Reichhold's translation:
'A Motto:
"Do not mention the faults of others. Do not mention one's own merits." '

when saying something
my lips are cold
autumn wind

Reichhold's comment:
1684-94... Basho gets two meanings out of the word "cold." Speaking moistens the lips, which makes them feel colder when the wind blows, but the lips can seem cold and cruel when speaking of others.
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- - - - - Some more 'lip' haiku:

紅さいた口もわするるしみづかな

beni saita kuchi mo wasururu shimizu kana

rouged lips
forgotten --
clear spring water
--Chiyo-ni, trans. Donegan and Ishibashi


I forgot my lips are rouged, at the clear water
--trans. Hiroaki Sato

excerpt from Donegan's and Ishibashi's comment:
This is one of Chiyo-ni's best and most memorable realization haiku; she wrote four versions of this haiku at different stages of her life, showing not only her dedication as an artist, but her progression of realization as well. ....
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A comment on this haiku by Faubion Bowers:
When she is about to bend down and drink from a spring of perfectly clear water, she forgets her lipstick will briefly stain the water's purity. Alternately, when she is about to mix 'beni' (safflower dye) with water to make cheek rouge and lip coloring, the water is so crystal clear she hesitates to defile it with her vanity.
[end of comment]

Japanese comment:
やっと清水にたどりつき、口紅を指していたことも忘れて、一気に清水を呑んでしまった、の意。
When I finally reached the clear spring water, I forgot all about my lipstick and just drank the water.


another comment
「さいた」が難しい。「紅が咲いた口」とも読めるし、「紅を差した」の誤用とも取れる。口びるの紅を忘れるほどおいしい清水なのであろう。がぶがぶ飲んで、すっかり紅が洗い流されたかもしれない。
SAITA is problematic. Maybe is is a mis-spelling of beni o sashita (to color the lips red).
The water was so delicious that she forgot all about the rouge on her lips. Maybe all the rouge was washed of by the clear water.
source :　matu0909


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hotarubi to asobihoukete kuchi kawaku

Firefly lights---
chasing them too long
my lips parched
--Yoshino, trans. Gurga & Miyashita


kuchi kawaku, kuchi ga kawaku
the mouth is dry, I am thirsty. The throat is parched with thirst.
source :　yahoo dict


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soko made to hana no kuchibiru kaze oroshi

"Drop me off
here!" say blossom lips
to the wind
--Keigu
(penname of Robin D. Gill;
in "Cherry Blossom Epiphany," p. 681, footnote 2)


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biiru nomu dare mo kuchibiru togarasete

everyone drinks beer,
pouting out
their lips

Sakta Yoshiyasu
from the haiku magazine "Shirawobi", Sept., 2008 edition


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紅葉の中に踏み入り口すわる
kooyoo no naka ni fumi-iri kuchi suwaru

stepping into
the scarlet leaves
for a kiss on the lips
Tr. Donegan & Ishibashi


Stepping into
crimson leaves--
to be kissed
Tr. Gurga's & Miyashita

. Yoshino Yoshiko 吉野義子 .


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***** . kanbeni 寒紅 かんべに
"crimson lipstick made in the cold" .



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Healing and therapy

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Healing and Therapy through Haiku

The motto of my own haiku forum is:

A Haiku a day keeps the Doctor away!
And a Happy Haiku works Wonders on a Weary Soul.

. Haiku Forum : Musings about Happiness .


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The Healing Spirit of Haiku
David H. Rosen, Joel Weishaus, Arthur Okamura

For David H. Rosen and Joel Weishaus, haiku represents a healing union of intuition and sensation, past and present, self and other, ordinary and extraordinary, and current and ancient memories. In this simple, compelling book, the authors, who have lived and traveled extensively in Japan, offer 172 haikus that resonate with Zen Buddhist, Shinto, and Taoist insights. Underscoring the philosophy "moments, moments, that is life," the book takes readers beyond the ego into a healing realm of simple, archetypal words.
This book is a haibun of psyche, an exchange of poetry and prose between two old friends who set out to accomplish a soulful journey together.
source :　www.amazon.co.jp


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Friends have asked about the healing effect of haiku and its use in therapy:

Question:
does anyone here know where I can find literature about haiku and psychotherapy?

source : facebook




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temple in summer -
the power of healing
in prayer and stone

夏の寺　祈りと石に癒されし

Tempel im Sommer -
die Kraft der Heilung
in Gebet und Stein


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The Breath of Surrender:
A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku
edited by Robert Epstein, Published by MET Press

In The Breath of Surrender, haiku poet and psychotherapist Robert Epstein brings together the haiku and recovery communities, whose unique perspectives expand our appreciation of the world within and around us. Whether new to, or widely traveled on, the path of recovery, readers will discover new wholes in their lives sparked by the courage, strength and hope in these inspiring poems.

Baltimore, Maryland November 4, 2009
The Breath of Surrender: A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku edited by Robert Epstein has been published as a trade paperback by MET Press of Baltimore, Maryland. Often described as
"wordless" due to its brevity and directness, haiku poetry highlights, and celebrates, our often unseen connection with nature.
Recovery from the hell realms of addiction: alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, over-eating, makes possible a reunion with life and one's fellow beings.

In The Breath of Surrender he first collection of its kind Haiku poet and psychotherapist Robert Epstein brings together the haiku and recovery communities, whose unique perspectives
expand our appreciation of the world within and around us. Whether new to, or widely traveled on, the path of recovery, readers will discover new wholes in their lives sparked by the courage, strength and hope in the inspiring poems that fill these pages.

"The addicted brain is a museum of distorted pictures. Recovery brings forth a new framing of images that is well-captured in this unique collection of poems.
Those at every stage of recovery can hang these poetic images on the mental walls that have been left so bare by addiction."
Fred Von Stieff, MD, MBA,

About Author:
Robert Epstein is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who practices psychotherapy in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has worked in the field of recovery treatment since 1980. ...
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There is a Zen story about
how a single breath can free us
from the confines of our intellectualizing
and unite us with all creation.

Tokusan was a brilliant scripture scholar who went to study with Zen Master Ryutan.
One night as Tokusan was leaving to go home to bed after a long evening of discussion, he noticed that it was pitch black outside. Zen master Ryutan lit a lantern and handed it to Tokusan. Just as Tokusan reached for the lantern, Ryutan blew it out.

In that moment, Tokusan experienced enlightenment and bowed in gratitude.

Tokusan realized that he was not dependent upon words and teachings to light the way for him. Even in times of darkness, he could experience his essential nature directly and be a lamp unto himself.



Ellen Birx in "Healing Zen"
Buddhist Wisdom on Compassion, Caring, and Caregiving for Yourself and Others


haiku -
a single breath
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early morning -
the healing power
of birdsong


Morgenfrühe -
die heilende Kraft
des Gesangs der Vögel


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quote
Shoma Morita, founder of Morita therapy,
and haiku poet Shiki:
origin of Morita therapy.

A hypothesis that Shiki's struggle for life probably influenced the creation of Morita therapy is presented. Although Morita had no personal acquaintance with Shiki, they did have three common friends in Terada, Wakao and Katori. Considering this, as well as the renown of Shiki's works, Morita likely knew much of Shiki and may have been deeply impressed by his approach to life. Several essential concepts of Morita therapy such as absolute bed-rest, anguish and deliverance,
"Aru ga mama," "Jijitsu Yuishin," desire to live, and
the importance of keeping a diary can be found in Shiki's lifestyle and in his literary theory.

Moriyama N.
SourceYahata Kosei Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
source : ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed


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Iyashi no Haiku 癒しの俳句 Healing Haiku


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Reference :
- Haiku and Psychotherapy


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Healing power of spring green

powerful buds
today’s green is
different
.
all shades of green -
the painter
in silence
.
hugging a tree
hugging a forest
hugging the world

Gabi Greve, Spring 2004


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