Autumn--one grows colder, insects die, the beginning of the end

Winter--skiing season--someone fell
S. humans are so fragile--all we have is a delicate skin
Time of death (Yukio)
Bird chasing celebration; disappointment of K. over S.'s absence
Death of Music teacher
if Winter is a time of death, it also sets up the expectation of renewal

Cycles of life.

Odd or interesting characters populate the landscape--the old beggar woman, the masseuse of the earlier chapter.

Shimamura notices the harvesting of kaya--used to thatch houses

Distrust of city folk 94
Komako's failed arrangements to see S. 95

The story of Kikuyu--a Geisha who had a restaurant but ran away to get married and was abandoned 97
The wife manages the mistress's restaurant 98

Minimalist description of tobacco and candy establishment which serves as the base for a geisha 101

Use of haiku images 101
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

The association of K. with nature and predictability 105
K.'s past relations with an older man who wants to marry her 107

Striking image of girl in mountain trousers 109
The economics of being a geisha 107
Use of poetic images (movement and stillness) 110
K.'s oddly timed visits 113
The visit to the grave 117
Women paid less than men 121