先さき山やま

noun

skilled miner; coal-cutter

Refers to a miner who works at the coal face, cutting coal; contrasted with 後山 (あとやま), a less skilled miner who transports the coal.

See also: 後山

• 先さき山やまは坑こう道どうの奥おくで石せき炭たんを掘ほり進すすめる。

  The skilled miner digs coal deep in the mine tunnel.

• かつて炭たん鉱こうでは、先さき山やまと後あと山やまがペアで作さ業ぎょうしていた。

  In the old coal mines, a skilled miner and a helper worked as a pair.