Vocabulary

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

uphill road; ascending road

wood-block printing

downward compatibility; backward compatibility; compatibility with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.

higher structure

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

given the above

placing on the agenda

guest of honor; guest of honour

to draw off the top liquid

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

the above-mentioned

boom; prosperity

best policy

first quarter moon; waxing half-moon

ancient times

ancient history

(heavy) drinker; tippler; boozer; sot

to die at the top

the emperor

upturn

upward compatibility