Vocabulary

member of the upper house; senator

upper millstone

shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built

daimyo's main Edo mansion

water and sewer services

both (railway) tracks; (both) up and down tracks (lines)

top cargo; top of the load

quality cakes

upper world; heaven; superkingdom

printed figures (on cloth or pottery)

overshot water wheel

overbite

first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one

placing on the agenda

guest of honor; guest of honour

upper management

student in a higher grade; upperclassman

sergeant major

senior vice president

fine jewel

first part of a poem; first part of a verse

hallway slippers; indoor shoes

boom; prosperity

best policy

first quarter moon; waxing half-moon

ancient times

ancient history

(heavy) drinker; tippler; boozer; sot

the emperor

upturn

upward compatibility

upswing

upper deck

going upstream

imperial decision

good crop; masterpiece

excellent plan; best policy

shogun's envoy; emissary

the emperor's thoughts

paper cover; wrapper; wrapping paper