上あがり端はな

noun

entrance of a Japanese house; step up into a house

Refers to the raised floor area just inside the entrance of a traditional Japanese house, where one steps up after removing shoes. Similar to 上がり口.

See also: 上がり口

• 玄げん関かんの上あがり端はなに座すわって靴くつを脱ぬいだ。

  I sat on the step at the entrance and took off my shoes.

noun

start of a rise; beginning of an increase

Used for the initial stage of an upward trend, such as in prices, stocks, or other metrics. Often appears in economic or market contexts.

• 物ぶっ価かの上あがり端はなに、消しょう費ひ者しゃは敏びん感かんに反はん応のうする。

  Consumers react sensitively at the start of a rise in prices.