- ue above, over, up; top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase); surface, on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
- uwa upper, upward, outer, surface, top
- kami upper reaches (of a river), upper stream; top, upper part, upper half (of the body); long ago; beginning, first
- jou from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned; on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle); the best, top, first class, first grade; first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book
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