暖冬 (だんとう, dantou) Japanese meaning: mild winter | KotomoraThis year was a mild winter, and hardly any snow fell.
The opening of the ski resort was delayed because of the warm winter.
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〈場所〉は暖冬になるfor a place to have a mild winter
Forecasts say the whole country will have a mild winter this year.
暖冬が続くfor mild winters to continue year after year
Record-breaking mild winters have continued for three years running.
暖冬の影響で〈事〉due to the effects of a mild winter
記録的な暖冬a record-breaking mild winter
Last year was a record-breaking mild winter.
Due to the mild winter, the cherry blossoms bloomed earlier than usual.
