- 上げ下ろし
- あげおろし
raising and lowering
loading and unloading* * *あげおろし【上げ下ろし】●荷物の上げ下ろし the loading and unloading of freight [cargo]
・箸(はし)の上げ下ろし the picking up and putting down of one's chopsticks
・私の父は箸の上げ下ろしにもやかましい人でした. My father was exacting [finicky] about every little detail.
●では次は腕の上げ下ろしの体操です. はい, 上げて, 下ろして, 上げて, 下ろして…. Next we'll do arm-raising exercises. Ready? Raise your arms…lower them…raise them…lower them.
●父は休日は布団の上げ下ろしをしたり車を洗ったりよく家の仕事をします. On days when he doesn't go to work Father puts away the futon [bedding] in the morning and lays it out in the evening, washes the car, and does a good bit of other work around the house.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.