Lesson 26
B^(DE9^ (Japan's Four Seasons)
There are four seasons in Japan ; spring, summer, autumn and winter. Memorize these Kanji with the corresponding adjectives.
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		spring					(9)										
																	
																	
spring                 #£r( L * A. • »£A,) <?) 0   the vernal equinox day •              spring holidays                   ' L- ^ A-) youth																	
		summer					(10)										
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H(^o)   summer                            <%'K(ti^x • fy)   a cool summer • *?-f)fr   summer holidays																	
		autumn					& ^              > .i. !> (9)										
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#C           autumn                                           • L ^   )   late autumn $c5ih ( L i?> 0 •        69 B   the autumnal equinox day																	
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	winter					(5)										
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winter                         ®H%-(tzA, • hi)   a mild winter %-fo(&vP • J^'t)^   winter holidays																
	hot ( for climate)					(12)										
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H(&o)v>   hot           H^ILfK L i • ^ ^ -9 •    • i i5) a summer greeting card heat, hotness																
	hot ( for things )					(15)										
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$l(£o)i>   hot                                          fever, heat • LA.)&   eager, enthusiastic																
	cold ( for climate )					(12)										
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^(£tr)^   cold                       H^IijIK^^-tl^--If /v-tiA,)   a cold front tf) $ coldness																
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							<^J:^                 t>35 (Hit)										
		cold (for things)					X>-x.h -otb-tz^ l>-*?t (7)										
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?p(oiö)fcv>   cold, cool                    f^J5l(*lV^ • (ar-9) air-cooling tv(&)J?i~   to cool, to refrigerate      i^MW-iti^" • ^fl • -)   a refrigerator																	
A		warm (for climate)					htztz-ii^^ (13)										
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Wr{htztz)i)^   warm                        jU9f(^ • /^)&   warm, mild mmitzA. • lil)   heating                  m^itzA. - to)   a mild winter																	
		warm ( for things)					htztz-th    $>tztz-fr^ *> htztz-t>h (12)										
H			% % /	/	/	/				*%& /tn	-a /1TT1	/SSL					
																	
7H^   warm              fänLätitz^'* • i3^• (t^)a clinical thermometer TmMi&A, • Lo)   a greenhouse           imlUJ^ •           a hot spring																	
/ft		cool refreshing					(li)										
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isi(tf) Lv->   cool                                        =£ l ■           a cool breeze W- (~f~T)ts   to enjoy the cool air																	
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	weather					(4)										
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^ (* t) <0)\\ (tft>)   the Milky Way %%(XA, '        the weather                 ^S("CA, ■ >T<)   heaven, paradise																
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1. SjH^OB        2. Hl^c7)B        3. f^IWB 4. ^Mtt^M 5. fcv^6 6. it/ii^TK
7. aM^-y 8. 9. g^***
i. ^ft(DU tfrft(DBim&tz0    The vernal equinox day and the autumnal equinox day are holidays.
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5. ^<DMWM^&tv%ii>$t%ii> hho    air-conditioning and heating
7. f) $"t"^a0 ^Uft"Cfto*C < /i$V>0    to take your temperature
8. B^AliI<7)f^m, f^^V^ti^Hf <0    to write cards to inquire
after each other's health
2-3.
1. spring      2. summer     3. autumn     4. winter      5. a cool day
6. a hot day        7. hot tea 8. a cold room 9. cold water
10. a warm house       11. warm food
12. the weather
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1 . four seasons
2 . summer holidays
3 . winter holidays
4. the vernal equinox        5. the autumnal equinox       6. the Milky Way
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7 . air-cooling and heating        8 . to cool 'sake' in the refrigerator
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aJi^gfs *?izgo<fc*K        rizg^j (L£) tv^o izgji,
*^tjS a season
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~-^~&<h"'   ~ and — and so on
£>^>C*}   here and there
tf tetl&   to be held
( L 10    four seasons =   -fi/trt is~ ?E^L   flower viewing ^ H  moon viewing
a tournament, a meeting
a district
1EM ( L J; "9 *?o)    the first days of the New Year
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£j|M:ii§ (-££>) £ Lfc   Thank you for your assistance.
am (tetf)        (fc?) L±tf^1"  polite form of £Hv>L£-T M (&   3 i)    polite form of -g1^ (all of you) r#^ (^^^)    great happiness fc#T (V^W)  •jV^zLt-t   I wish, I pray jtKiftA,tzL)   New Year's Day, the 1st of January CTf&g (^o^> <) WCt   to be active
£7W#T:   by everyone's favor, thanks to you   i3^=Bf   time, when (C&^) T (</i) Please take care of yourself.
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1.		(fa) = fa-f&	a mouse	1948	1960	1972	1984	1996
2.		t) = ^	a cow	1949	1961	1973	1985	1997
3.		(££) = J*	a tiger	1950	1962	1974	1986	1998
4.		(?) =	a rabbit	1951	1963	1975	1987	1999
5.		(fco) = H	a dragon	1952	1964	1976	1988	2000
6,	E	(&) = ^	a snake	1953	1965	1977	1989	2001
7.		("9 S) = £§	a horse	1954	1966	1978	1990	2002
8.	*		a sheep	1955	1967	1979	1991	2003
9.		($4) = ^	a monkey	1956	1968	1980	1992	2004
10.		(tO) = M	a bird	1957	1969	1981	1993	2005
11.		(t^) = ±	a dog	1958	1970	1982	1994	2006
12.		M = i^co L L	a wild boar	1959	1971	1983	1995	2007
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