(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
a long time ago; in those days; once upon a time
upper half of the body; upper body
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
first part of a poem; first part of a verse
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
first part of a poem or verse
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
first half of the (fiscal) year
upper pool (e.g. in onsen); upper bath
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
Murakami Fund (Japanese investment fund)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)