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上流じょうりゅうupper stream; upper course; upper reaches
上海シャンハイShanghai (China)
上演じょうえんperformance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
上空じょうくうsky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
上等じょうとうsuperior; first-class; excellent; top quality
上級じょうきゅうupper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level
上記じょうきabove-mentioned; above-named; above
上達じょうたつimprovement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
上部じょうぶtop part; surface
上院じょういんupper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
上陸じょうりくlanding; going ashore; disembarkation
下したbelow; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
下がるさがるto come down; to go down; to fall; to drop
下げるさげるto hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
下書きしたがきdraft; rough copy
下火したびdying down (of a fire); waning
下町したまちlow-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
下着したぎunderwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
下見したみpreliminary inspection; having a look in advance
下調べしたしらべpreliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry
世代せだいgeneration
世界せかいthe world; society; the universe
世界一せかいいちbest in the world
世界中せかいじゅうaround the world; throughout the world
世界大戦せかいたいせんworld war
世界的せかいてきworldwide; global; international; universal
世界観せかいかんworldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung
世紀せいきcentury
世紀末せいきまつend of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
世襲せしゅうheredity; heritage
世話せわcare; looking after; help; assistance
中じゅう(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long
主たるしゅたるmain; principal; chief; primary
主としてしゅとしてmainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
主人しゅじんhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord
主人公しゅじんこうprotagonist; main character; hero; heroine
主任しゅにんperson in charge; senior staff; manager; chief
主体しゅたいmain constituent; core; nucleus
主体的しゅたいてきindependent; responsible; active; proactive
主催しゅさいsponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising
主婦しゅふhousewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
主宰しゅさいchairmanship; presidency; management
主将しゅしょうcommander-in-chief; supreme commander
主導権しゅどうけんhegemony; leadership; initiative
主席しゅせきhead; chief
主張しゅちょうclaim; insistence; assertion; advocacy
主役しゅやくleading part; leading actor; leading actress
主権しゅけんsovereignty; supremacy; dominion
主治医しゅじいdoctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician
主流しゅりゅう(the) mainstream

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