| Level 4 vocabulary |
| 上〜 | (n,pref) upper/ upward/ outer/ surface/ top |  |
| 上着 | (n) coat/ tunic/ jacket/ outer garment/ (P) |  |
| 上 | (n) top/ head/ upper part/ upper stream/ emperor/ a superior/ upper part of the body/ the above/ (P) |  |
| 上 | (n,pref,suf) (1) first volume/ (2) superior quality/ (3) governmental/ imperial/ top/ best/ high class/ goi |  |
| 上手 | (adj-na,n) skill/ skillful/ dexterity/ (P) |  |
| Level 3 vocabulary |
| 上がる | (v5r) (1) to enter/ to go up/ to rise/ to climb up/ to advance/ to appreciate/ to be promoted/ to improve/ t |  |
| 以上 | (n-adv,n-t) more than/ exceeding/ greater than/ this is all/ over/ above/ and up/ beyond/ the above-mentione |  |
| 屋上 | (n) rooftop/ (P) |  |
| 差し上げる | (v1) (pol) to give/ to hold up/ to lift up/ to offer/ (P) |  |
| 召し上がる | (v5r) (pol) to eat/ (P) |  |
| 申し上げる | (v1) to say/ to tell/ to state/ (P) |  |
| Level 2 vocabulary |
| 上げる | (v1) to give/ to raise/ to elevate/ to fly (kites)/ to praise/ to increase/ to advance/ to promote/ to vomit |  |
| 売上 | (n) amount sold/ proceeds |  |
| 仕上がる | (v5r,vi) to be finished |  |
| 上級 | (n) advanced level/ high grade/ senior/ (P) |  |
| 上京 | (n,vs) proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)/ (P) |  |
| 上下 | (n,vs) high and low/ up and down/ unloading and loading/ praising and blaming/ (P) |  |
| 上旬 | (n-adv,n-t) first 10 days of month/ (P) |  |
| 上達 | (n,vs) improvement/ advance/ progress/ (P) |  |
| 上等 | (adj-na,n) superiority/ first class/ very good/ (P) |  |
| 上品 | (adj-na,n) elegant/ refined/ polished/ (P) |  |
| その上 | (conj) in addition/ furthermore/ (P) |  |
| 立ち上がる | (v5r) to stand up/ (P) |  |
| 頂上 | (n) top/ summit/ peak/ (P) |  |
| 出来上がり | (n) finish/ completion/ ready/ made for/ cut out/ (P) |  |
| 出来上がる | (v5r) (1) to be finished/ to be ready/ by definition/ (2) to be very drunk/ (P) |  |
| 途上 | (n-adv,n-t) en route/ half way/ (P) |  |
| 取り上げる | (v1) to take up/ to pick up/ to disqualify/ to confiscate/ to deprive/ (P) |  |
| 上り | (n) up-train (going to Tokyo)/ ascent/ (P) |  |
| 見上げる | (v1) to look up at/ to raise one's eyes/ to admire/ (P) |  |
| 目上 | (n) superior(s)/ senior/ (P) |  |
| 持ち上げる | (v1) to raise/ to lift up/ to flatter |  |
| Level 1 vocabulary |
| 上がり | (n,suf) (1) ascent/ rise/ slope/ (2) freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops)/ (3) advance income/ c |  |
| 上回る | (v5r) to exceed/ (P) |  |
| お手上げ | (n) all over/ given in/ given up hope/ bring to knees |  |
| 向上 | (n,vs) elevation/ rise/ improvement/ advancement/ progress/ (P) |  |
| 参上 | (n,vs) calling on/ visiting |  |
| 仕上がり | (n) finish/ end/ completion |  |
| 仕上げ | (n) end/ finishing touches/ being finished/ (P) |  |
| 仕上げる | (v1,vt) to finish up/ to complete/ (P) |  |
| 上位 | (n) superior (rank not class)/ higher order (e.g. byte)/ host computer (of connected device)/ (P) |  |
| 上演 | (n,vs) performance (e.g. music)/ (P) |  |
| 上空 | (n) sky/ the skies/ high-altitude sky/ upper air/ (P) |  |
| 上司 | (n) superior authorities/ boss/ (P) |  |
| 上昇 | (n,vs) rising/ ascending/ climbing/ (P) |  |
| 上陸 | (n,vs) landing/ disembarkation/ (P) |  |
| 引き上げる | (v1) to withdraw/ to leave/ to pull out/ to retire/ (P) |  |
| 真上 | (n) just above/ right overhead |  |
| 身の上 | (n) one's future/ one's welfare/ one's personal history/ (P) |  |
| 盛り上がる | (v5r) to rouse/ to swell/ to rise/ (P) |  |
| 読み上げる | (v1) to read out loud (and clearly)/ to call a roll |  |