foothills; first range of mountains
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
skilled miner; coal-cutter
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
ill-bred; poorly brought up
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
regional cuisine; local cuisine
buried gold; buried treasure
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to draw back; to leave (the area)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot