水みず揚あげ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

landing; unloading (from a ship)

Refers to bringing goods, especially fish, ashore from a vessel. Often used in fishing and logistics contexts.

See also: 陸揚げ

• 漁ぎょ港こうで今朝けさの水みず揚あげが行おこなわれた。

  This morning's landing took place at the fishing port.

• 船ふねからコンテナを水みず揚あげする作さ業ぎょうは重じゅう労ろう働どうだ。

  Unloading containers from the ship is heavy labor.

noun

catch (of fish); takings

The amount of fish caught and brought to port; can also refer to the monetary value of that catch.

See also: 漁獲量

• 今年ことしのサンマの水みず揚あげは去きょ年ねんより少すくない。

  This year's saury catch is smaller than last year's.

noun

sales (of a shop); takings

Used for a store's total sales or revenue, similar to 売上高 but somewhat less formal.

See also: 売上高

• 新しん店てん舗ぽの初しょ日にちの水みず揚あげは予よ想そうを上うわ回まわった。

  The new store's first-day sales exceeded expectations.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

defloration (of a geisha)

Historical term for a geisha's first sexual experience, often in the context of her coming of age or debut. Rare and domain-specific.

• 昔むかしの花か柳りゅう界かいでは、水みず揚あげは芸げい妓ぎにとって重じゅう要ような節ふし目めだった。

  In the old pleasure quarters, defloration was an important milestone for a geisha.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)

Technical term in ikebana for treating cut flowers to extend their life, such as cutting stems underwater or using special solutions.

• 生いけ花ばなでは、花はなの水みず揚あげをしっかり行おこなうことが大たい切せつだ。

  In ikebana, it is important to properly preserve the cut flowers.