upper half of the body; upper body
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
upper reaches of a river; upstream
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
first part of a poem or verse
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
first part of a poem; first part of a verse
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
first half of the (fiscal) year
to give (a guest) the seat of honor (honour)
a long time ago; in those days; once upon a time
upper pool (e.g. in onsen); upper bath
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
Edo-period Kansai dialect
nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
light blue samurai costume commonly worn when committing suicide
left-hand opponent; player to one's left
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
kamigata-e; ukiyo-e prints from the Kamigata area (modern day Osaka, Kyoto)
Murakami Fund (Japanese investment fund)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
eldest son; older brother; older sister; older person; head of a clan; head of a region