霜降

そうこう

"frost descent" solar term (approx. Oct. 23)

降霜

こうそう

(fall of) frost

枝尺

えだしゃく

geometer moth, geometrid (of the Ennominae subfamily)

霜降り

しもふり

speckled with white, salt and pepper (colour, color)

霜降月

しもふりづき

eleventh lunar month

枝尺蠖

えだしゃくとり

geometer moth caterpillar, geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)

大尺

だいしゃく たいしゃく

large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)

霜降り肉

しもふりにく

marbled meat (esp. beef)

大枝

おおえだ

large branch

霜降り作り

しもふりづくり

fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water

霜が降りる

しもがおりる

to become frosted, to become frosty

大降り

おおぶり

heavy rain, storm

霜

しも

frost

尺

さし しゃく

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)

霜夜

しもよ

frosty night

霜月

しもつき そうげつ

eleventh month of the lunar calendar

除霜

じょそう じょしも

defrosting

風霜

ふうそう

wind and frost, hardships

露霜

つゆじも

frozen dew