Four Seasons: Autumn
The cooler weather brings natural beauty but also portends a time of scarcity for the animals on one mountainside. But a unique hot spring where the usual rules of eat-or-be-eaten are paused becomes a place to hash out survival strategies. Follow a bear preparing for hibernation and a deer with whom she shares a special bond in this short, heartwarming story.
While we consider this slightly more challenging than the previous two seasonal installments in this series, it should feel like a very gentle increase in difficulty. (Ongoing, 14 episodes)
Episode 1
As a fruitful autumn begins to wane, the narrator prepares for hibernation.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the verb 湧く (わく), one on the ～てくる pattern, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers |  |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 2660 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 407 |
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Episode 2
The narrator describes a special kind of hot spring with a special rule.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the expression 気に入る, one that breaks down a longer sentence, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 677 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 97 |
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Episode 3
The bear and deer recognize each other.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the word 立派 (りっぱ), one on a feminine speech trait, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 326 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 39 |
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Episode 4
The narrator shares a concern, and Fox and Monkey weigh in.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a pattern for making a verb more humble and polite, one on a use of the ～てくれる pattern, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 230 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 28 |
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Episode 5
The deer has an idea that he thinks might help.
Notes: This episode contains notes on the (person) のこと pattern, a word that means "a presence," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 197 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 19 |
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Episode 6
Deer explains himself as Fox chides Bear.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a word that means "a full-fledged adult," one on a word that means "idealistic notions; platitudes," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 139 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 14 |
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Episode 7
Deer remembers a time when he faced a challenging fork in the road.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the word さすが, one on the ～ず negative, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 22 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 5 |