high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
senior high school; high school
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
very likely; very probable
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
senior high school student
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
female high school student
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
sublime; noble; high-minded
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
supreme; sublime; highest
high efficiency; high performance
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
exaltation; emotional uplift
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
high mountain; alpine mountain
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
high-quality goods; luxury item
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
elevation; height above sea level
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
high; noble; refined; advanced
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
small hill; low hill; hillock
ringing; throbbing violently
Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku)
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
high and low; rise and fall
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
aging (of a population); ageing
proud; having a prominent nose
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
(bank) balance; remainder
senior high school; high school
to be expensive; to be costly
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
appreciation of the yen; strong yen
elevated (structure); overhead
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
air of luxury; high class feel
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
middle and high-school students
high voltage; high pressure
comparatively high; fairly expensive
high-pitched tone; soprano
record high; all-time high
high rating; good reputation
high (government) official
supreme leader; ultimate leader
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
lifting a child high up in the air
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
very likely; very probable
to underrate; to make light of
declining birth rate and aging population
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
high-class restaurant; high-end store
depreciation of the yen against the (American) dollar
high-speed rail; rapid (rail) transit
to take a growing interest in
appreciation of the yen against the (American) dollar
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
facility for the elderly; elderly care facility
sales; amount sold; proceeds
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
higher education; tertiary education
high blood pressure; hypertension
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
oldest; most advanced age
first year of high school; first-year high school student
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
chief executive officer; CEO
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami); main table (at a wedding celebration)
prefectural high school; public high school
best (highest) record; new record
continuing at a high level; remaining high
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
high dimension; higher dimensions
to underrate; to make light of
fear of heights; acrophobia
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
high mountain; lofty peak
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
increase in speed; acceleration
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea
haughty; holding one's head high
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
best pupil; leading disciple
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
High Public Prosecutors' Office
height (measured at the withers)
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
tall building; high-rise building
saintliness; great virtue; eminent virtue
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
technical high school; industrial high school
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
highest level; high-water mark
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
high-voltage current; high-tension current
burning with curiosity; curious
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
senior advisor; chief advisor
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
(federal) Supreme Court (US, Brazil, etc.); High Court (Australia)
usurer; usury; loansharking
first year of high school; first-year high school student
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
to stimulate interest in; to raise awareness of
Japan High School Baseball Federation
loud voice; high-pitched voice
high-school baseball player
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR
elementary, junior high and high school
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
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")
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
noble; lofty; high-minded
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
high tide; high water; climax; high point
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
(period of) high stock prices; rising stock prices
general rise in stock prices
continuing one's education into high school
high temperature and humidity
combined junior high and high school
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
high level radioactive waste
highest institute of education
high window; clerestory window
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
aging society; ageing society
looking on from afar; being a spectator
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
lifting of fighting spirit
middle-old (person between 75 and 84 years old)
delayed child-bearing (esp. after the age of 35); late child-bearing
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
High Public Prosecutors' Office
high voltage; high tension
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
to be expensive; to be costly
principal (e.g. in a loan)
high-definition; high-resolution
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
raising morale; lifting of morale
latter-stage elderly healthcare system
to feel more like (a certain mood)
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
luxury resort; high-class resort
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
chief financial officer; CFO
founder of dynasty or sect
chief operating officer; COO
overhead wires; elevated railway
part-time senior high school; part-time high school; evening high school
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; OHCHR
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
Public Prosecutor's Office
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
enhanced gravity; high gravity
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); stop high; limit high
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
sales; amount sold; proceeds
high prices of commodities; increased cost of living; inflation
height difference; difference in elevation
maximum punishment; maximum sentence
aging society; ageing society; graying society
highest price; price ceiling
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
macromolecule; high polymer
super-aged society; superannuated society
to raise someone's spirits; to enhance a mood
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut
having an expert eye; having a discerning eye
total amount of foreign currency reserves; foreign exchange reserves
yield; output; production
(your) consideration; attention; trouble; high dividends; high rate of return
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Korean; introduced from Goryeo
correspondence high school; distance-education high school; online high school
expensive to rent; ranked too high for one's abilities (of a wrestler)
chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice
High Court of Justice (UK); Parlement (France, during the ancien régime)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
large income earner; people in the higher income brackets
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
overbearing; unstable wrestling stance
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension
boasting; bragging; talking big
higher forms of life; higher organisms
broad perspective; broad view; broader point of view
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
reimbursement system for high-cost medical care
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
Intellectual Property High Court; IPHC
large paper lantern on a pole
super-ageing society (aging)
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
(feet) with a high instep; having a high instep; shoes or socks with a high instep
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR
traditional women's hair style, with hair worn up and arched back
most valuable player; MVP
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
high compression; high pressure
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
expensive money; dear money; high interest
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
okoso-zukin; kerchief covering the whole head (except eyes), worn by women in winter from the Edo period until Meiji
Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Co.
high-angle or anti-aircraft gun
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
high income; high earnings
educated loafer (living off family wealth); leisured intellectual; idle rich
tall-paneled sliding door
obi worn high on the waist
trifling; trivial; insignificant
highly maneuverable vehicle; high mobility vehicle; HMV
limited headroom; max height
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
(your) perusal; (your) inspection
(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Koguryo
best student; leading disciple
hyperlipidemia; hyperlipidaemia; hyperlipemia
treble; high singing voice
ultra-high sensitivity; supersensitivity; extreme sensitivity
highish; somewhat high; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
chief technology officer; chief technical officer; CTO
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
high-pressure gas; compressed gas; aerosol; propellant
supreme law (of the land)
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
lifting a child high up in the air
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to make all of uniform height
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
volume of business; turnover
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
extreme population aging (ageing)
large paper lantern on a pole
elementary, middle, and high school students
high-speed data communication
elevated railroad; elevated railway
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica)
great benevolence or blessings
having a prominent nose; having a long nose; prideful; boastful; tengu
calculating; mercenary; closefisted
pronounced corona (of the glans penis); prominent coronal ridge; having a large glans ridge
high molecular compound; high polymer
ageing (of a population); aging
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
All Japan High School Athletic Federation
high-tech; high-technology
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
widely viewed as a prominent prospect (for)
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia; high blood sugar
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
highbrow; aloof; transcendent
highly skilled professionals (esp. as category of immigrants); highly talented personnel
balance inquiry (of a bank account)
pregnancy-induced hypertension; PIH
geta with high supports; tall clogs
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
bus rapid transit system; BRT
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
Okhotsk anticyclone; Okhotsk high
singing at the top of one's voice
takamaki-e; embossed gilt lacquerwork
high unit cost; high unit price
Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union)
total crop yield of a village (Edo period)
climbing up; climbing a height
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; (lit.) autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
loud recitation (of a poem); (another's) poems
abnormally high temperatures
tall building; high shelf
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
unswept hairdo originating in the mid-eighteenth century (now popular at traditional weddings)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
tag game variant in which a player cannot be tagged if above the ground
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
Takayasu's aortitis; Takayasu's arteritis; TA
traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
upper parterre (e.g. in a kabuki theatre)
Takasaki City University of Economics
Japanese Society of Hypertension; JSH
high level (radioactive) waste
Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Kōchi Prefectural Police (abbr)
prefectural senior high school; public senior high school
raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts
medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)
ultra-high vacuum; UHV; extremely high vacuum; XHV
useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut
Kochi University of Technology
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
good airtightness; high airtightness
overcast, with high clouds
your instructions or suggestions
justice of the Supreme Court; Supreme Court judge
chief information officer; CIO
sales amount; sales volume
large paper lantern on a pole
best; supreme; wonderful; finest
chief investment officer; CIO
high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
Supreme Court Secretariat
your visit; your presence
the middle-aged and the elderly
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)
transcendentalists; Parnassians
Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
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")
increase in the level of academic achievement; popularisation of higher education
high profile; aggressive attitude
young old (person between 65 and 74 years old)
Supreme Court of Judicature (Scotland); High Court (England); Parlement (France)
National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien
able to criticize but not to create (criticise)
superior insight; your idea
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
fiscal and monetary policies of Takahashi Korekiyo in the 1930s
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition; TPN
high-speed lane; fast lane
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
(Japanese) Darby and Joan
extra-high-voltage power transmission
Japan High School Baseball Federation
threeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)
Japanese Association of Higher Education Research
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
(Japanese) Darby and Joan dolls
consolidated sales; consolidated net sales
Kōtō Special Needs School (older name style)
hyperkalemia; hyperpotassemia
president and chief executive officer; president and CEO
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
recession caused by the strong yen
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
higher-degree equation; equation of higher degree; higher equation
increased rice prices in autumn due to a poor harvest; good autumn rice harvest
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
highly pathogenic avian influenza (i.e. H5N1)
quantity of goods laid in; cost of goods purchased
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Yonago National College of Technology
revenue; income; receipts; yield
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
Takasago International Corporation
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
high-speed Internet access service
high resolution; high pixel (count)
highly educated person; academic; scholar
detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
advanced nursing institute; higher nursing academy
long marriage; (lit.) twin pines at Takasago
ladder form of "high" kanji
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
(amount of) output; production; yield
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (in Japan); SCAP
industrial output; industrial production
intelligent transportation system; ITS
high-handed person; domineering person
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi); giant spider crab
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
rise and fall; frequent fluctuations (of the market price)
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
upper air; upper atmosphere
pronounced corona (of the glans penis); prominent coronal ridge; having a large glans ridge
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
high relief; grand relief
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
Takasaki University of Commerce
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
highest value; maximum value
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
stilts; raised service tray; two-storied stage set
buying near the top of the market
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
himedaka; gold-colored breed of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes)
high relief; grand relief
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
comparatively high; fairly expensive
4-5 point; 5-4 point; takamoku
buying near the top of the market
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
Gaoshanzu; Gaoshan; indigenous tribes of Taiwan
Takada sect (of Shin Buddhism)
okoso-zukin; kerchief covering the whole head (except eyes), worn by women in winter from the Edo period until Meiji
high relief; grand relief
ascender (climbing); ascendeur; jumar
upper-level weather chart
elderly driver mark; clover-shaped symbol that drivers aged 70 and over are encouraged to display on their cars
bright light therapy; BLT
tall lamp or candle stand; tall candlestick
high-pressure steam sterilization; autoclave sterilization
Fukui National College of Technology
Komura Faction (of the LDP)
full-time senior high school; full-time high school
Takagi Fund for Citizen Science
ultra-high-temperature processing; UHT; ultra-pasteurization
high-speed rail (esp. in China); rapid (rail) transit
fragments from the old literary work kept at Mt. Koya
debit balance; outstanding credit; outstanding loan
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
serving (of food) piled high; large serving
hyperbaric oxygen therapy; HBOT
chief executive officer; CEO
National Technical College
hyperbaric oxygen chamber
Koya paper; Japanese paper produced in the vicinity of Mt. Koya
climb high; more expensive than expected
Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation
isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; acknowledgement; compliance; agreement
Takashimaya; Takashimaya (Japanese department store chain)
the present amount; amount on hand
Tsuruoka National College of Technology
high-temperature sterilization
high-handed person; domineering person
sales; amount sold; proceeds
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia
sales; amount sold; proceeds
primary pulmonary hypertension
Anan National College of Technology; ACT
Adventure Island (video game)
don't judge a book by its cover; (lit.) a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high
magnum opus; (one's) best work
Takahama Station (Ibaraki)
High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan
burning with curiosity; curious
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
conducting polymer; conductive polymer
Korea Train Express (South Korean bullet train service); KTX
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku)
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
continuing at a high level; remaining high
elated; triumphant; proud
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
ladder form of "high" kanji
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Co.
Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Co.
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi); giant spider crab
huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria)
arrogant; haughty; self-important
arrogant; haughty; self-important
palpitations; tachycardia
National College Entrance Examination (China); Gaokao
Korean flute (horizontal bamboo flute with six holes; highest-pitched flute used in gagaku)
serving (of food) piled high; large serving
serving (of food) piled high; large serving
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing)
quantity of goods laid in; cost of goods purchased
tall lamp or candle stand; tall candlestick
common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus); ring-necked pheasant
Formosan lily (Lilium formosanum)
crawling on all fours (usu. with the buttocks raised)
flaky juniper (Juniperus squamata); Himalayan juniper
flaky juniper (Juniperus squamata); Himalayan juniper
black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
Pertya scandens (species of aster)
Pertya scandens (species of aster)
capsicum; chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper
fragments from the old literary work kept at Mt. Koya
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus); stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocet
black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus); stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocet
Siberian mountain ash (Sorbus sambucifolia)
Siberian mountain ash (Sorbus sambucifolia)
integrated middle and high school (education)
height; altitude; elevation; altitude; height
all-round (market) advance
with the author's compliments
(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping
high-speed arithmetic unit (computer)
closure at a high price; closing higher
lowered car; car with lowered suspension
high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
elevation (above sea level)
overstory (overstorey); canopy layer; tree stratum
china clay; kaolin; porcelain clay
lofty (of a mountain); tall
old Japanese court music from the Nara period
old Japanese court music from the Nara period
subtropical high; subtropical anticyclone
(high) polymer; macromolecular substance
high-definition television; HDTV
tournament win in the highest division
an excellent opinion; an insightful view
refined; dignified; elegant; graceful; exquisite
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
high official suspected of corruption
of noble character; of virtuous character
raised-floor (truck, etc.)
height of a storey; floor height
one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a falling accent somewhere between the first and last mora
pattern of Japanese accent with the first mora high and the following ones low
pattern of Japanese accent with all mora high until the last mora and the succeeding particle low
to be favorably received and sell extremely well (of a book); (lit.) to raise the price of paper in Luoyang
jealous complaint; (lit.) the loud bark of a talentless dog
jealous complaint; (lit.) the loud bark of a talentless dog
Korean shaku (approx. 35.6 cm)
bank certificate; bank certification; bank certification of deposit
polymeric material; polymer
higher cognitive functions
inverse fast Fourier transform
high-definition television; HDTV
High-Speed Serial Interface; HSSI
fast Fourier transform; FFT
Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory; FPM DRAM
high speed serial interface
ITS; intelligent transportation systems
HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems
high definition television; HDTV
HIPPI; High Performance Parallel Interface
surface chart; contour plot
contour map; contour plot
two-dimensional fast Fourier transform
high capacity; high load capacity; high load carrying capacity
Cao Dai; Caodaism; Caodaiism
elevation fluctuation vector
net international investment position
elderly driver mark; clover-shaped symbol that drivers aged 70 and over are encouraged to display on their cars
gas-guzzler; gas-guzzling car; vehicle with high fuel consumption
ultrahigh load-carrying capacity; ultrahigh load capacity
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien
kōraimochi; Kagoshima mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste
hot and humid climate; steamy climate
high-growth track; higher growth path
high-purity stainless steel
high temperature short time sterilization method; HTST; flash pasteurization
high-yield variety (crop, etc.)
upper-atmospheric lightning; upper-atmospheric discharge
having no fear of heights
isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)
high-fructose corn syrup; HFCS
high-fructose corn syrup; HFCS
subcanopy tree; understory tree; semi-tall tree
high-performance liquid chromatography; high-pressure liquid chromatography; HPLC
compact star; compact object
prefectural senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures); public senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures)
prefectural senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area); public senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area)
prefectural senior high school (in Hokkaido); public senior high school (in Hokkaido)
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts
raised-floor architecture; stilt architecture
highest honorifics; honorific language mainly reserved for speaking of or to a member of the Imperial family
storm surge barrier; seawall; tide embankment
high gear; top gear; high-speed gear
various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform
(lit.) our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea
buy nice or buy twice; you get what you pay for; (lit.) cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods
sophisticated and professional work system
alpine climate; highland climate; mountain climate
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
high-definition television; HDTV
max height; maximum height
rise in stock price in response to rises of other stocks
conical hat worn by Mount Koya missionaries (Edo period)
total harmonic distortion; THD
total harmonic distortion; THD
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
medium and high-rise residential zone
personal rapid transit; PRT
ultra-luxury; super high-class
high-class hotel; luxury hotel
national highway; national expressway; national motorway
male high school student; boys' high school student
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien
difference in elevation; difference of altitude
to be too expensive; to be overpriced; to be too dear; to be too high; to be too tall
to be too expensive; to be overpriced; to be too dear; to be too high; to be too tall
high-ranking officer; the brass
hyperinsulinemia; hyperinsulinaemia
hyperglobulinemia; hyperimmunoglobulinemia
hyperchromia; hyperchromemia
high-density polyethylene; HDPE
elegant; refined; dignified; noble; prestigious
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
under an elevated structure (esp. elevated railway or bridge)
4-6 point; 6-4 point; ōtakamoku
supreme commander; commander-in-chief; captain general
ultra-high pressure; super-high pressure; extra-high voltage; ultra-high voltage; supervoltage
Kaetsu Girls' Senior High School
Takachiho University of Commerce
All Japan High School Athletic Federation (abbr)
Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society
Higher Education Research Institute
Japan High School Baseball Federation (abbr)
International Society of Hypertension
National Kaohsiung Normal University; NKNU
UN University Institute of Advanced Studies; UNU-IAS
Supreme Audit Institution
Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation
Niihama National College of Technology
Dainikoutou Special Needs School (older name style)
National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College
Denpa National College of Technology
Tokyo Metropolitan Katsushika Commercial senior High School
Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa High School
Tokyo Metropolitan Suginami Technical High School
Tokyo Nohgei Agricultural High School
Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum
Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum
American Society of Hypertension; ASH
Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ)
Supreme Court of the United States of America; SCOTUS
Columbine High School massacre (April 20, 1999)
Takaida Station (Higashiōsaka)
Takagi Station (Hiroshima)
Takasu Station (Hiroshima)
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
Japanese alpine cherry (Prunus nipponica)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Pyrrosia tricuspis (species of felt fern)
Coreoperca herzi (species of temperate perch)
Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)
Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis); Peters' odd-scaled snake; grey burrowing snake
Platanthera maximowicziana (species of orchid)
Ixeris dentata var. alpicola (mountain flower in the dandelion family)
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); Oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); Oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn