as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
good performance; good work; great success
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
good humour (humor); good mood
priestly teacher; preceptor; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
at the meeting; on the occasion
above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
upper half of the body; upper body
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
first-rate; finest quality; the best
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
in history; ever; historical
the very best; excellent; superb
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
floor above; floor upstairs
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
empirically; from experience
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
above; going steadily upward
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
above-mentioned; above-named; above
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
outward; superficial; external; apparent
high-quality goods; choice goods
supreme; greatest; highest; best
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
high-ranking samurai (Edo period); bodhisattva
legendary; fabled; fabulous
one's superior; senior; elder
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
excellent plan; best policy
upper part; upper region; region above
upper end; top; tip; top edge
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
in the course of one's duties
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
member of the upper house; senator
will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
diplomatic; diplomatically
on the roof; court nobles
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
seniority; precedence; upper seat
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.); in terms of health; from a health standpoint; for one's health
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
great success; happy result; good result
job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work
same as above; ditto; ibid.
(on the) bank of a large river
upper world; heaven; superkingdom; upper bound
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
hygiene-related; sanitary; from a hygiene standpoint; in terms of hygiene; with respect to health
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
on the road; side of the road; roadside
the press; (in the) newspapers
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
wood-block printing; publication
morally; from a moral point of view; moral (issue, responsibility, etc.); ethical
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
fine weather; splendid weather
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
security-related; from the stand-point of safety
going to Tokyo; going east
one's elders or superiors
nominal; in name only; titular
Edo-period business taxes
palm of one's hand; one's hand
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
constitutional; constitutionally
logically; from a logical point of view
administrative; managerial; operational
upper abdomen; epigastrium
going on the market; placing on the market
grammatical; grammatically
upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
for appearances' sake; for appearance sake
first third of a two-hour period
15th day of the 1st lunar month
elevation; elevating; lifting up
physical; bodily; corporeal
the above figure (diagram, illustration, chart, graph, etc.)
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
loyal customer; important customer
Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
in the town; in the street
hardcover book; hardback book
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
high-level clouds; high clouds
rising tone (in Chinese); (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
as a matter of social courtesy
superior make; luxury binding
top or preceding horizontal column
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
trifling (fight); (a conflict) between small countries
Samuel I (book of the Bible)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
the foregoing; the forgoing
spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
overline; overscore; overbar
Kings I (book of the Bible)
first volume (of two or three); first part
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
epipharyngeal cancer; epiglottal carcinoma
suprachiasmatic nucleus; SCN
placing on the agenda; member of the upper house
contextually optional token
contextually optional element
civil status; status (of a person) under the Civil Code
superior mesenteric artery syndrome
superclass; (arch.) top-ranking priest in the Office of Monastic Affairs
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (formal WHO declaration); PHEIC
colored wood-free paper (coloured)
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
Waseda University, Keio University, Sophia University and the Tokyo University of Science (four highly selective private universities in Tokyo)
as a matter of convenience; for the sake of convenience; in view of the circumstances
on a wall; surface of a wall
political; politically; from a political point of view
progressive supranuclear palsy; PSP
theoretically; in theory; theoretical
ascending pharyngeal artery
ascending palatine artery
superior laryngeal artery
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; JMSDF
being romantically involved with someone of higher class (esp. of a man)