Forms in Japan
I. FORMS OF UNITY (Hatome No Katachi)
Forms of Continuation (tsuranari)
of continuation, of expansion, of openness, of dilation
Forms of Union (musubi)
of tying, of binding, of weaving, of joining, of bracing, of matching, of stopping
Forms of Collection (atsume)
of grouping, of gathering, of piling, of layering, of heaping, of bundling, of tightening, of grasping, of felting
Forms of Arrangement (kubari)
of pairing, of distribution, of complement, of surfeit, of discard, of scattering
Forms of Enclosure (kakoai)
of wrapping, of enclosing, which surround, of encirclement, which hide, which cover
II. FORMS OF FORCE (Chikara No Katachi)
Forms of Support (sasae)
which support, which hook, of tension, which suspend, which hang, which spread
Forms of Curve (magari)
of circling, of curve, of curvature, which rise
III. FORMS OF ADAPTATION (Yudane No Katchi)
Forms of Fluidity (nagare)
which droop, which flow, which swirl, which rotate, which smear
Forms of the Natural (sonomama)
of natural things, of inlay, of firing, of texture, of impression
IV. FORMS OF CHANGE (Kawari No Katachi)
Forms of Reduction (chijime)
which are rolled, which are erased, which are folded, of storing, of bending, of shortening
Forms of Twisting (hineri)
of twisting, of twining, of dappling, of crumpling, of shaving
Forms of Severing (kirihanashi)
of tearing, of chipping, of splitting, of cutting, of severing, of dropping, of removing
Forms of Transfiguration (kuzushi)
of simplification, of difference, of disarrangement, of dancing, of shading, of open-work, of splashing
above: Richard Serra, "Verb List Compilation: Actions to Relate to Oneself", (1967-1968)