first snow (of the season); first snowfall
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
day on which the temperature stays below 0°C; cold winter's day
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to show up; to appear; to turn up
4th day of the month; four days
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to pass each other; to cross paths
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be thrilled; to be excited
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
ventilation fan; extractor fan
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
occasional; infrequent; rare