上

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing

adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

upper jaw; palate

upward glance; upturned eyes

excellent plan; best policy

quilt; bedspread; bedcover

cover (for a kotatsu quilt)

cloak; smock

second dyeing; topping; overlay

ascending air current; updraft

upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.

listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public

performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

raising and lowering

fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.)

praising and belittling

setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away

ebb and flow (of the tide)

rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation

upper end; top; tip; top edge

upper floor (of a building)

doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

money paid to the government

report to a superior

order from above

upper side; surface

retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

Military

private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

superficial; shallow

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

frivolous; careless; thoughtless

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

sliding along a surface; being slippery

biceps brachii muscle

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

the older child

upper deck

upper classes