(さむい)

cold

(なべりょうり)

hot pot dish

(たべる)

to eat

(ひと)

person / people

(おおい)

many

(じゅうがつ)

October

(おわり)

end

(にほん)

Japan

(だんだん)

gradually

(あさ)

morning

(よる)

night

(とても)

very; extremely

(らいしゅう)

next week

(もっと)

more / further

(すーぱー)

supermarket

(やさい)

vegetables

(にく)

meat

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(うる)

to sell

(おおきい)

big; large

(なべ)

pot, hot pot

(さかな)

fish

(いれる)

to put in

(つくる)

to make

(りょうり)

cuisine, cooking

(かぞく)

family

(ともだち)

friend

(てーぶる)

table

(からだ)

body

(あたたかい)

warm

(きせつ)

Season

(にんき)

popularity

(いま)

now

(はくさい)

Chinese cabbage

(ねぎ)

green onion, leek

(よく)

often, well, frequently

(うれる)

to sell (well)

(ある)

a certain (some)

(みせ)

shop, store

(ひ)

day

(かう)

to buy

(これから)

from now on

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

looks like / seems about to (appearance)

Used with verb stems to express that something appears about to happen, as in 水があふれそうなとき (when the water looks like it will overflow) and 山がくずれそうなとき.

in ~ / at ~ (topic marker for location/context)

Combination of で (location) and は (topic). Sets the context: in speed skating, in ski jumping, etc.

for (the sake of) ~

動物のための橋 is a bridge built for animals, the main topic of the article.

and (non-exhaustive list)

や lists representative examples — Shikoku and Kyushu among other regions (四国や九州).

passive voice: was/were ~ed

Passive form indicating that the subject receives the action. '食べられて' means 'were eaten'. Central grammar of this article about tulips being eaten by deer.

together with

Indicates accompaniment.

because ~ / since ~

Causal connector. Because JA is buying at higher prices, store prices will also rise.

there is / was ~

Used to report the occurrence of an earthquake — 'there was a magnitude 6 strong earthquake'.

to think that

In '増えていくと思います' – 'I think (they) will continue to increase'. Used to express opinion.

to say that ~ (quotation)

と話しています reports what a company representative said.

寒くなって　鍋料理を食べる人が多くなる

As it gets colder, more people eat hot pot dishes

10月の終わりになって、日本はだんだん寒くなっています。

Now that it is the end of October, Japan is gradually getting colder.

朝と夜はとても寒いです。

Mornings and nights are very cold.

来週は、もっと寒くなりそうです。

Next week, it looks like it will get even colder.

スーパーでは、鍋料理のための野菜や肉がたくさん売られています。

At supermarkets, lots of vegetables and meat for hot pot dishes are being sold.

鍋料理は、大きい鍋に野菜や肉や魚を入れて作る料理です。

A hot pot dish is made by putting vegetables, meat and fish into a big pot.

家族や友だちと一緒に、テーブルで食べます。

People eat it together at the table with family and friends.

体が温かくなるので、寒い季節に人気があります。

Because it warms the body, it is popular in the cold season.

今は白菜やねぎがよく売れています。

Right now, Chinese cabbage and green onions are selling well.

ある店の人は「寒い日は、鍋の野菜を買う人が多いです。

A person at one shop said, "On cold days, many people buy vegetables for hot pot.

これからもっと多くなると思います」と話していました。

I think there will be even more from now on."