deep winter

language: ja

definitions

  1. The middle or peak of the winter season, typically characterized by the coldest temperatures and heaviest snowfall.
    ja: 真冬
  2. A metaphorical period of extreme hardship, stagnation, isolation, or emotional darkness.
    ja: 苦難の時期

examples

  1. The village was buried under heavy snow during the deep winter.

    真冬の間、村は深い雪に埋もれた。

  2. After the business failed, he entered a deep winter of the soul.

    事業に失敗した後、彼は魂の真冬に入った。