jpdb beta

1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)

2. top; summit; head (e.g. of a staircase)

3. surface

4. before; previous

5. superiority; one's superior; one's elder

6. on top of that; besides; what's more; not only ... but

7. upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)

8. matters concerning ...; as concerns ...

9. since (i.e. "for that reason")

10. honorable; venerable

11. place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)

12. emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo

13. noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of

2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above

3. first volume (e.g. book)

4. superior quality; best; top; high class

5. going up

6. governmental; imperial

7. presenting; showing

8. ana-

1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream

2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)

3. long ago

4. beginning; first

5. person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)

6. government; imperial court

7. imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace

8. head (of a table)

9. wife; mistress (of a restaurant)

1. upper; upward; outer; surface; top