How to say first off, my area of work is mainly in the lower reaches of the yourou river. in Japanese
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まずまず(mazu) (adv) first/to start with/about/almost/anyway/well/now/hardly、、(、) Japanese comma私私(watashi) (pn,adj-no) i/meのの(no) (prt) indicates possessive/nominalizes verbs and adjectives/substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases/indicates a confident conclusion/ indicates emotional emphasis/indicates question活動範囲活動範囲(katsudouhan i) (n) sphere of action/scope of activity/range of workはは(ha) (int) indicating a subject/yes/indeed/well/ha!/what?/huh?/sigh、、(、) Japanese commaおもにおもに(omoni) (adv) mainly/primarily養老養老(yourou) (n) making provision for the elderly/yourou era川下川下(kawashimo) (n,adj-no) downstream流域流域(ryuuiki) (n) basinですです(desu) (aux) be/is/are。。(。) Japanese period "."
丁寧語 (Polite form)Polite form (teineigo) convays a sense of politeness, used when speaking to strangers, people older than you, higher social status ect. Click for examples / more info
