cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
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closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
pre-war days; before the war
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers; closing a mine; discontinuation of mining
since; henceforth; ever since
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
road over a mountain pass
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
windshield wiper; windscreen wiper
a long time ago; in those days
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
every evening; night after night
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)