Hens start laying eggs

Ice thickens on streams

Butterburs bud

Pheasants start to call

Springs thaw

Parsley flourishes

Wheat sprouts under snow

Deer shed antlers

Self-heal sprouts

Salmon gather and swim upstream

Bears start hibernating in their dens

Cold sets in, winter begins

Tachibana citrus tree leaves start to turn yellow

North wind blows the leaves from the trees

Rainbows hide

Daffodils bloom

Land starts to freeze

Camellias bloom

Maple leaves and ivy turn yellow

Light rains sometimes fall

First frost

Crickets chirp around the door

Chrysanthemums bloom

Wild geese return

Farmers drain fields

Insects hole up underground

Thunder ceases

Swallows leave

Wagtails sing

Dew glistens white on grass

Rice ripens

Heat starts to die down

Cotton flowers bloom

Thick fog descends

Evening cicadas sing

Cool winds blow

Great rains sometimes fall

Earth is damp, air is humid

Paulownia trees produce seeds

Hawks learn to fly

First lotus blossoms

Warm winds blow

Crow-dipper sprouts

Irises bloom

Self-heal withers

Plums turn yellow

Rotten grass becomes fireflies

Praying mantises hatch

Wheat ripens and is harvested

Safflowers bloom

Silkworms start feasting on mulberry leaves

Bamboo shoots sprout

Worms surface

Frogs start singing

Peonies bloom

Last frost, rice seedlings grow

First reeds sprout

First rainbows

Wild geese fly north

Swallows return

Distant thunder

First cherry blossoms

Sparrows start to nest

Caterpillars become butterflies

First peach blossoms

Hibernating insects surface

Grass sprouts, trees bud

Mist starts to linger

Rain moistens the soil

Fish emerge from the ice

Bush warblers start singing in the mountains

East wind melts the ice