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A20 Noun, の-adjective
上流upper stream, upper course, upper reaches, upstream, upper classes
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Common
Noun
1.
upper stream, upper course, upper reaches
の-adjective
2.
upstream
Noun, の-adjective
3.
upper classes
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上流 【じょうりゅう】
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この川の上流には滝があります。
There is a waterfall upstream of this river.
川を上流まで登って、景色を楽しんだ。
We went up the river to the upper reaches and enjoyed the scenery.
A:「彼女の話し方には品があるよね。」B:「そう。さすが上流社会で育ったお嬢様だよね。」
A: "Her way of speaking is so refined, isn't it?" B: "Yes, as expected of a young lady raised in high society."
上流階級の暮らしは、一般市民には想像もつかない。
The lifestyle of the upper class is beyond the imagination of ordinary citizens.
爺さん:「今年も、上流からの雪解け水が流れてきましたね。」婆さん:「そろそろ春が訪れる頃ですもの。」
Old man: "The snowmelt from upstream has started flowing again this year." Old woman: "It's about time for spring to arrive, isn't it?"
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