Notes
eaves [名]〔複数扱い〕（家の）軒;
reproduce 繁殖；

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I saw my first swallow of the year last Friday. These birds spend the winter in warm southern countries and come to Japan in the spring to build nests and reproduce . You can see their nests on walls under the eaves of houses. They are small birds with blueish-black backs, reddish-brown throats , and white breasts. They are about 17 cm long, and they have rather long tails. They fly around most of the day catching and eating insects in the air. When they aren’t flying, you can see them resting on power lines along the streets. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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grilled meat 焼き肉;
smoky 煙る;
season 〈食物・料理などに〉味をつける;

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Most people like to stay inside when it is very cold, but there is one city where people celebrate winter by eating outside. Kitami City in northern Hokkaido has many indoor grilled meat restaurants, but it also holds a Japanese-style barbecue festival outside at the beginning of February. The temperature can go below minus 20 degrees, but there are about 2,000 people who come to eat outside in the evening. They sit around smoky “shichirin” (small barbecues) and grill the fresh meat, using salt and pepper or special sauces to season it. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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