山やま越ごし

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

crossing a mountain; going over a mountain

Refers to the act of crossing over a mountain. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to cross a mountain'.

• 山やま越ごしのルートは天てん候こうに左さ右ゆうされやすい。

  The route crossing the mountain is easily affected by the weather.

• 彼かれらは次つぎの町まちへ山やま越ごしした。

  They crossed the mountain to the next town.

noun

other side of a mountain; beyond the mountain

Refers to the area on the opposite side of a mountain. Often used in descriptions of location or scenery.

• 山やま越ごしに小ちいさな村むらが見みえる。

  A small village is visible on the other side of the mountain.

noun

immediately after one's draw (mahjong); winning off a discarded tile from the right or across after passing on a win from the left (mahjong)

Mahjong term. Sense 3: winning on a tile drawn right after one's own draw. Sense 4: a specific winning scenario where you pass on a winning tile from the left and then win on a discard from the right or across on the next turn. Both are technical and rarely encountered outside the game.

• 麻雀まーじゃんで山やま越ごしに和あ了がるのは珍めずらしい。

  Winning with a 'yamagoshi' in mahjong is rare.