Kanji
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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
senior high school; high school
high; high school
senior high school student
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
female high-school student
high class; noble
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
high fever; pyro-
large sum (money)
tableland; plateau
supreme; sublime; highest
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
high class; high grade
high efficiency; high performance
high mountain; alpine mountain
highest grade; top class
one's high school days
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
noble; lofty
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
exaltation; emotional uplift
high official
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
advanced age; old age
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
high mountain; lofty peak
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
high temperature
high; noble; refined; advanced
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
high-handed; oppressive
senior high school; high school
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
high ground; plateau; heights
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
elevated (structure); overhead
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
high and low; rise and fall
extra-high; ultra; super
elevation; height above sea level
sudden price jump; steep price rise
higher-order-; meta-
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
air of luxury; high class feel
high voltage; high pressure
high-pitched tone; soprano
old person; old people
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
high rating; good reputation
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
middle and high-school students
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
first year of high school; first-year high school student
high altitude
high concentration
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
high-class restaurant; high-end store
high frequency; HF
advanced course
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
best pupil; leading disciple
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
large statured; tall
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
your opinion
girls' high school
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
high dimension; higher dimensions
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
record high; all-time high
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
tall building; high-rise building
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
height (measured at the withers)
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
high blood pressure; hypertension
high-voltage current; high-tension current
increase in speed, acceleration
high school graduate
eminent virtue
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
high interest rate
refined; elegant; chaste
loud voice; high-pitched voice
blast furnace
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
usurer; usury; loansharking
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
high (government) official
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
best (highest) record; new record
supreme leader; ultimate leader
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
high tide; high water; climax; high point
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
boys' high school
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
noble; lofty; high-minded
wave height
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
elementary, junior high and high school
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
population ageing (aging)
technical high school; industrial high school
one's sitting height
highest institute of education
founder of dynasty or sect
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
violent fluctuation
technical college; higher schools and colleges
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
high voltage; high tension
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
high-school baseball player
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
increasing one's fighting spirit
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
express intercity bus
overhead wires; elevated railway
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
enhanced gravity; high gravity
high temperature and humidity
high image quality
lofty (high) building; skyscraper
highest level; high-water mark
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
continuing one's education into high school
vehicle height
raising morale; lifting of morale
high salary
highly ranked
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
height difference; difference in elevation
pitch (of a sound)
prefectural high school; public high school
oldest; most advanced age
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
high-speed rail; rapid (rail) transit
elevated bridge; viaduct
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
tree height
you; your beautiful home
macromolecule; high polymer
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
High Court of Justice (UK); Parlement (France, during the ancien régime)
high price; heavy price
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice
high density
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
high-angle or anti-aircraft gun
combined junior high and high school
boasting; bragging; talking big
great-great-grandfather
(your) consideration; attention; trouble; high dividends; high rate of return
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
part-time high school; night high school
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
contour (line); isohypse
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
man of noble character
(your) perusal
aging society; ageing society
high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension
high-definition; high-resolution
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
high-voltage wire
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Koguryo
high compression; high pressure
highest price; price ceiling
senior military official
high latitudes
best student; leading disciple
treble; high singing voice
metropolitan high school
high speed processing
high television ratings
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
expensive; valuable
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia
supreme law (of the land)
maximum punishment; maximum sentence
in high spirits; elated
high-altitude training
hyperlipidemia; hyperlipidaemia; hyperlipemia
highbrow; aloof; transcendent
person on top of the income scale; top earner
high speed communication
great benevolence or blessings
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
Public Prosecutor's Office
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
awesome; the best
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
singing at the top of one's voice
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
large income earner; people in the higher income brackets
high-tech; high-technology
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
expensive money; dear money; high interest
higher technical school
high and dry
noble character
reimbursement system for high-cost medical care
climbing up
High Public Prosecutors' Office
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
great-great-grandmother
tall building; high shelf
loud recitation (of a poem)
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
height of clouds
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
anti-aircraft artillery
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
ultra-high vacuum; UHV; extremely high vacuum; XHV
prefectural senior high school; public senior high school
high level (radioactive) waste
a certain high school
your visit; your presence
good airtightness; high airtightness
your instructions or suggestions
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
your lofty discourse
high-pressure water
transcendentalists; Parnassians
altocumulus clouds
Korean lawn grass
able to criticize but not to create (criticise)
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
Supreme Court of Judicature (Scotland); High Court (England); Parlement (France)
high profile; aggressive attitude
elevated railroad; elevated railway
elevated railway station
the middle-aged and the elderly
superior insight; your idea
high-speed lane; fast lane
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
agricultural high school
hyperkalemia; hyperpotassemia
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
altostratus clouds
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)
highly educated person; academic; scholar
higher-degree equation; equation of higher degree; higher equation
systolic blood pressure
good thermal insulation
loud singing
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
extreme population aging (ageing)
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
rise and fall; frequent fluctuations (of the market price)
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
top (e.g. of the market)
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (in Japan); SCAP
rakugo stage name
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR
abnormally high temperatures
your literary work
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
highly skilled professionals (esp. as category of immigrants); highly talented personnel
upper air; upper atmosphere
Okhotsk anticyclone; Okhotsk high
magnum opus; (one's) best work
(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
high speed data communication
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
Gaoshanzu; Gaoshan; indigenous tribes of Taiwan
increase in the level of academic achievement; popularisation of higher education
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
Koya paper; Japanese paper produced in the vicinity of Mt. Koya
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia (excess of cholesterol in the bloodstream)
high-temperature sterilization
ultra-high-temperature processing; UHT; ultra-pasteurization
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
elated; triumphant; proud
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform
(high) polymer; macromolecular substance
flying height; head gap
conducting polymer; conductive polymer
alpine climate; highland climate; mountain climate
middle and advanced age
sophisticated and professional work system
upper-level weather chart
high temperature short time sterilization method; HTST; flash pasteurization
ITS; intelligent transportation systems
hot and humid climate; steamy climate
sign that indicates an older driver
subtropical high; subtropical anticyclone
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament; Spring Koshien
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
flying height; head gap
high-growth track; higher growth path
high-performance liquid chromatography; high-pressure liquid chromatography; HPLC
HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
high-definition television; HDTV
prefectural senior high school (in Hokkaido); public senior high school (in Hokkaido)
fragments from the old literary work kept at Koyasan
prefectural senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area); public senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area)
compact star; compact object
high and dry ground
tournament win in the highest division
prefectural senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures); public senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures)
highest honorifics; honorific language mainly reserved for speaking of or to a member of the Imperial family
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory; FPM DRAM
high gear; top gear; high-speed gear
of lofty (noble, virtuous) character
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
higher-order effect
high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
elevation (above sea level)
high speed transmission
highly pathogenic avian influenza (i.e. H5N1)
raised-floor (truck, etc.)
Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office
high official suspected of corruption
height of a mirror stand
lowered car; car with lowered suspension
high-definition television; HDTV
high definition television; HDTV
refined, dignified, elegant; graceful; exquisite
overstory (overstorey); canopy layer; tree stratum
ascender (climbing); ascendeur; jumar
your valued criticism
Komura Faction (of the LDP)
subcanopy tree; understory tree; semi-tall tree
high-speed arithmetic unit (computer)
high capacity; high load capacity; high load carrying capacity
conical hat worn by Mount Koya missionaries (Edo period)
an excellent opinion; an insightful view
high-priced stock
extra-high-voltage power transmission
gas-guzzler; gas-guzzling car; vehicle with high fuel consumption
China clay; porcelain clay
upper-atmospheric lightning; upper-atmospheric discharge
high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
ultrahigh load-carrying capacity; ultrahigh load capacity
Kagoshima mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste; koraimochi
with the author's compliments
storm surge barrier; seawall; tide embankment
common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus); ring-necked pheasant
Pertya scandens (species of aster)
black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Coreoperca herzi (species of temperate perch)
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
lofty (of a mountain); tall
Kōya Station (Tokyo)