Four Seasons: Winter
As the challenging realities of winter set in, will a motley crew fend off cold and hunger to see the spring sun once again? A sequel to "Short Stories: Autumn," this series is told from the perspective of Deer.
(Ongoing, 15 episodes)
Episode 1
A shift in perspectives reveals what Deer was doing on a fateful day as autumn was turning to winter.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the use of the ～てくる pattern to mean that a verb of communication is directed toward the speaker, one on the word なんて to mark a thing or idea to which the speaker has an emotional reaction, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers |  |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 5656 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 918 |
Episode 2
Monkey reassures Bear as she prepares to head into hibernation.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a form that indicates a friendly command, an explanation of a sentence that uses は for contrast, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 1452 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 171 |
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Episode 3
Entrusting Deer into the care of Monkey, Bear begins her hibernation. Deer marvels at his change of circumstances.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the ほど that means "to such a degree"; one on a word that means that what follows is so incredible that it cannot be adequately described in words, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 742 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 78 |
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Episode 4
Deer explains his background as the snow begins to fall.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the word もう to signal that things have changed, one on using いただくto mean "eat or drink," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 440 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 49 |
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Episode 5
The monkeys use an interesting strategy to stay warm.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a special use of さすがに, a note that explains a word that means "long ago," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 369 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 51 |
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Episode 6
Deer and the monkeys investigate the disturbance.
Notes: This episode contains a note on an expression that means "to leave alone; to let be," one on omitting a verb of saying or thinking after a quotation, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 318 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 44 |
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Episode 7
A visitor appears.
Notes: This episode contains a note on using あまり in positive sentences, two on contractions, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 290 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 45 |
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Episode 8
Deer pushes back as Fox looks around hungrily.
Notes: This episode contains notes on two speech contractions, as well as an explanation of a sentence that contains two verbs of giving and receiving in a row.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 251 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 37 |
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Episode 9
Fox and Deer have a confrontation.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the difference between two words for falling over, one on a pattern that means the speaker is astonished, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 226 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 30 |
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Episode 10
Deer and Fox come to an agreement.
Notes: This episode includes a note on the のに of lament, one on a technique for pulling apart verbs into two halves in order to insert a particle like は or も, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 219 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 27 |
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Episode 11
The quiet outside is disrupted.
Notes: This episode contains a note that looks at the word すみません, one about the word 影 (かげ), and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 195 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 22 |
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Episode 12
Deer and Bear return to the cave.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a word that means "to learn one's lesson," one on a use of だって to mean you are relaying hearsay, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 178 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 18 |
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Episode 13
Deer makes two new acquaintances.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the suffix ～らしい, one on the pattern ～そうになる, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 158 | |
| Standard | Unread | 22 |
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Episode 14
Deer and Bear share a moment as Bear adjusts to a new chapter of life.
Notes: This episode contains a note on pulling apart a verb in a progressive form to insert a particle like は or も, one on the difference between 本当に and 本当は, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 151 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 17 |
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Episode 15
Bear and Deer set out into the spring sunshine.
Notes: This episode has a note about the expression from the title, a word that means "thanks to (someone or something)," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 121 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 16 |