above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
just above; right overhead
from the viewpoint of; according to
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
most of all; extremely; supremely
higher rank; better position
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
superior; superiors; senior
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
now that; since; as long as; provided that
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
most of all; extremely; supremely
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
a cut above; one step above
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
on a floor; above floor level
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
surname; family name; last name
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
after checking; after verification
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you
under the influence of alcohol
from now on; in the future; further
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
to die a natural death; to die in one's own bed
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
upturn (e.g. economic); upward swing; jump (e.g. inflation)
inundation above floor level
Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; (lit.) practising swimming on a tatami mat
now that it is as such; since it is as such
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; upside-down
confused mess; utter confusion
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed
confused mess; utter confusion
completely helpless; unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head