上層 じょうそう方言 ほうげん

jōsōhōgen

1. Not a high-status dialect.; Not upper-class speech.

1. Was upper-class dialect.; Was high-register speech.

1. Upper-class dialect; High-status speech

1. Upper dialect; High dialect

1. It is not high-class speech.; It is not refined language.

1. It's not a high-status dialect.; It's not standard Japanese.

1. Was upper-class dialect.; Was sophisticated speech.

1. Upper-class dialect; Polite speech

1. Not a high-level dialect.; Not sophisticated language.

1. Wasn't upper-class dialect.; Wasn't high-register speech.

1. Probably upper-class dialect.; Probably sophisticated speech.

1. It was not upper-class speech.; It wasn't sophisticated language.

1. Wasn't high-level dialect.; Wasn't sophisticated speech.

1. Probably upper-class speech.; Likely a refined dialect.

1. It was not upper-class dialect.; It wasn't high-register speech.

1. If/when upper-class dialect…; If it were upper-class dialect…

1. If it were a higher-level dialect; If it is a higher-level dialect

1. If/when upper-class dialect…; If/when speaking in a high-status dialect…