North Wind-Swept Leaves Kitakaze Konoha wo Harau, one of the "72 climates" of the solar year. This one corresponds to about Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, early winter, when the north wind clears away tree leaves (fallen or otherwise).

The wind sure has gotten colder.

It's getting tough for me to come out of the futon in the morning...

It's easy to wreck your health during this season, so you've got to be careful.

Tora's is bad enough to stay in bed, so it's bound to be a pain again this year.

Well...don't they say that you-know-whats don't catch colds? Fools don't, as the saying goes.

Sorry, sorry.

I crossed the line there.

Tempura maple leaves actually exist.

I take back what I just said.