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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
senior high school; high school
senior high school student
high; high school
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
female high school student
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
high fever; intense heat
supreme; sublime; highest
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
tableland; plateau
high class; high grade
high efficiency; high performance
highest grade; top class
high mountain; alpine mountain
one's high school days
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
exaltation; emotional uplift
high-quality goods; luxury item
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
high official
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
climax; peak; zenith; apex
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
high temperature
advanced age; old age
high mountain; lofty peak
high; noble; refined; advanced
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
high-handed; oppressive
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
noble; lofty
senior high school; high school
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
elevated (structure); overhead
high and low; rise and fall
extra-high; ultra; super
elevation; height above sea level
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
air of luxury; high class feel
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
high voltage; high pressure
high-pitched tone; soprano
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
high rating; good reputation
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
high altitude
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
middle and high-school students
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
high concentration
high-class restaurant; high-end store
high frequency; HF
advanced course
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
best pupil; leading disciple
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
large-statured; tall
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
girls' high school
your excellent opinion
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
high dimension; higher dimensions
record high; all-time high
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
tall building; high-rise building
height (measured at the withers)
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to Japan's "bubble era")
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
anti-aircraft gun
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
increase in speed; acceleration
high blood pressure; hypertension
blast furnace
high-voltage current; high-tension current
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
saintliness; great virtue; eminent virtue
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
high interest rate
refined; elegant; chaste
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
loud voice; high-pitched voice
usurer; usury; loansharking
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
higher education; tertiary education
best (highest) record; new record
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
high (government) official
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
supreme leader; ultimate leader
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
boys' high school
high tide; high water; climax; high point
Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku)
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
noble; lofty; high-minded
wave height
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
one's sitting height
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
elementary, junior high and high school
aging (of a population); ageing
technical high school; industrial high school
highest institute of education
violent fluctuation
high voltage; high tension
lifting of fighting spirit
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
technical college; higher schools and colleges
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
founder of dynasty or sect
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
high-school baseball player
continuing one's education into high school
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
express intercity bus
enhanced gravity; high gravity
overhead wires; elevated railway
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
raising morale; lifting of morale
highest level; high-water mark
vehicle height
high image quality
high temperature and humidity
declining birth rate and aging population
prefectural high school; public high school
tall building; tower
high salary
highly ranked
delayed child-bearing (esp. after the age of 35); late child-bearing
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
pitch (of a sound)
oldest; most advanced age
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
elevated bridge; viaduct
tree height
height difference; difference in elevation
high-speed rail; rapid (rail) transit
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
luxury resort; high-class resort
senior advisor; chief advisor
you; your beautiful home
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
macromolecule; high polymer
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
High Court of Justice (UK); Parlement (France, during the ancien régime)
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice
high density
higher forms of life; higher organisms
high-angle or anti-aircraft gun
senior military official
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
(your) consideration; attention; trouble; high dividends; high rate of return
combined junior high and high school
part-time senior high school; part-time high school; evening high school
great-great-grandfather
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
boasting; bragging; talking big
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
highly maneuverable vehicle; high mobility vehicle; HMV
contour line; contour
man of noble character
educated loafer (living off family wealth); leisured intellectual; idle rich
(your) perusal; (your) inspection
aging society; ageing society
high-definition; high-resolution
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension
high compression; high pressure
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
high-voltage wire
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Koguryo
high latitudes
highest price; price ceiling
high television ratings
middle-old (person between 75 and 84 years old)
best student; leading disciple
high speed processing
treble; high singing voice
metropolitan high school
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
correspondence high school; distance-education high school; online high school
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
broad perspective; broad view; broader point of view
expensive; valuable
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
in high spirits; elated
maximum punishment; maximum sentence
high-pressure gas; compressed gas; aerosol; propellant
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia; high blood sugar
high molecular compound; high polymer
high-altitude training
supreme law (of the land)
high-fat; fatty
high speed communication
hyperlipidemia; hyperlipidaemia; hyperlipemia
highbrow; aloof; transcendent
ultra-high sensitivity; supersensitivity; extreme sensitivity
great benevolence or blessings
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
Public Prosecutor's Office
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
awesome; the best
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
singing at the top of one's voice
high-tech; high-technology
facility for the elderly; elderly care facility
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
large income earner; people in the higher income brackets
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
expensive money; dear money; high interest
higher technical school
high and dry
Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union)
reimbursement system for high-cost medical care
noble character
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
climbing up; climbing a height
High Public Prosecutors' Office
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
great-great-grandmother
tall building; high shelf
loud recitation (of a poem); (another's) poems
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
prefectural senior high school; public senior high school
height of clouds
high income; high earnings
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
anti-aircraft artillery
elementary, middle, and high school students
best; supreme; wonderful; finest
chief technology officer; chief technical officer; CTO
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
ultra-high vacuum; UHV; extremely high vacuum; XHV
high level (radioactive) waste
high-quality
relative height
good airtightness; high airtightness
your instructions or suggestions
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
high unit cost; high unit price
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
aging society; ageing society; graying society
super-aged society; superannuated society
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
your lofty discourse
transcendentalists; Parnassians
altocumulus clouds
Korean lawn grass
able to criticize but not to create (criticise)
Supreme Court of Judicature (Scotland); High Court (England); Parlement (France)
high profile; aggressive attitude
(federal) Supreme Court (US, Brazil, etc.); High Court (Australia)
elevated railroad; elevated railway
elevated railway station
the middle-aged and the elderly
National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien
high-speed lane; fast lane
superior insight; your idea
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
agricultural high school
hyperkalemia; hyperpotassemia
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
altostratus clouds
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition; TPN
integrated middle and high school (education)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
highly educated person; academic; scholar
higher-degree equation; equation of higher degree; higher equation
systolic blood pressure
high resolution; high pixel (count)
good thermal insulation
high-pressure water
loud singing
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
extreme population aging (ageing)
advanced nursing institute; higher nursing academy
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
your visit; your presence
rise and fall; frequent fluctuations (of the market price)
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
top (e.g. of the market)
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (in Japan); SCAP
highest value; maximum value
rakugo stage name
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR
ageing (of a population); aging
justice of the Supreme Court; Supreme Court judge
abnormally high temperatures
your literary work
High Public Prosecutors' Office
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
highly skilled professionals (esp. as category of immigrants); highly talented personnel
upper air; upper atmosphere
conducting polymer; conductive polymer
Okhotsk anticyclone; Okhotsk high
young old (person between 65 and 74 years old)
full-time senior high school; full-time high school
magnum opus; (one's) best work
high-pressure steam sterilization; autoclave sterilization
(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
high-speed data communication
fragments from the old literary work kept at Mt. Koya
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
Gaoshanzu; Gaoshan; indigenous tribes of Taiwan
increase in the level of academic achievement; popularisation of higher education
elderly driver mark; clover-shaped symbol that drivers aged 70 and over are encouraged to display on their cars
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
high-speed rail (esp. in China); rapid (rail) transit
knowledge; awareness; acknowledgement; compliance; agreement
Koya paper; Japanese paper produced in the vicinity of Mt. Koya
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia
ascender (climbing); ascendeur; jumar
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR
high-temperature sterilization
ultra-high-temperature processing; UHT; ultra-pasteurization
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
elated; triumphant; proud
palpitations; tachycardia
National College Entrance Examination (China); Gaokao
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform
Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ)
(high) polymer; macromolecular substance
male high school student; boys' high school student
flying height; head gap
alpine climate; highland climate; mountain climate
middle and advanced age
sophisticated and professional work system
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; OHCHR
All Japan High School Athletic Federation (abbr)
upper-level weather chart
national highway; national expressway; national motorway
Japanese Association of Higher Education Research
high temperature short time sterilization method; HTST; flash pasteurization
ITS; intelligent transportation systems
top speed; maximum speed
Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society
hot and humid climate; steamy climate
elderly driver mark; clover-shaped symbol that drivers aged 70 and over are encouraged to display on their cars
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien
subtropical high; subtropical anticyclone
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
under an elevated structure (esp. elevated railway or bridge)
high-density polyethylene; HDPE
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
flying height; head gap
high-growth track; higher growth path
high-performance liquid chromatography; high-pressure liquid chromatography; HPLC
HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
high-definition television; HDTV
prefectural senior high school (in Hokkaido); public senior high school (in Hokkaido)
prefectural senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area); public senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area)
compact star; compact object
high and dry ground
Kōchi Prefectural Police (abbr)
tournament win in the highest division
prefectural senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures); public senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures)
supreme commander; commander-in-chief; captain general
highest honorifics; honorific language mainly reserved for speaking of or to a member of the Imperial family
Japan High School Baseball Federation (abbr)
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
Dainikoutou Special Needs School (older name style)
Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory; FPM DRAM
high gear; top gear; high-speed gear
High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan
of noble character; of virtuous character
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
surface chart; contour plot
(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping
higher-order effect
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
high-class hotel; luxury hotel
elevation (above sea level)
high speed transmission
Korea Train Express (South Korean bullet train service); KTX
highly pathogenic avian influenza (i.e. H5N1)
raised-floor (truck, etc.)
Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office
high official suspected of corruption
height of a mirror stand
lowered car; car with lowered suspension
high-definition television; HDTV
high definition television; HDTV
difference in elevation; difference of altitude
Kōtō Special Needs School (older name style)
contour map; contour plot
refined; dignified; elegant; graceful; exquisite
overstory (overstorey); canopy layer; tree stratum
hyperinsulinemia; hyperinsulinaemia
hyperglobulinemia; hyperimmunoglobulinemia
your valued criticism
subcanopy tree; understory tree; semi-tall tree
Komura Faction (of the LDP)
high-ranking officer; the brass
high-speed arithmetic unit (computer)
high capacity; high load capacity; high load carrying capacity
ultra-luxury; super high-class
conical hat worn by Mount Koya missionaries (Edo period)
ultra-high pressure; super-high pressure; extra-high voltage; ultra-high voltage; supervoltage
high-priced stock
an excellent opinion; an insightful view
extra-high-voltage power transmission
gas-guzzler; gas-guzzling car; vehicle with high fuel consumption
china clay; kaolin; porcelain clay
upper-atmospheric lightning; upper-atmospheric discharge
high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
kōraimochi; Kagoshima mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste
ultrahigh load-carrying capacity; ultrahigh load capacity
with the author's compliments
storm surge barrier; seawall; tide embankment
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus); ring-necked pheasant
Pertya scandens (species of aster)
black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); Oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
Coreoperca herzi (species of temperate perch)
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
lofty (of a mountain); tall
Kōya Station (Tokyo)