My words

年上

としうえ

older, senior

上半期

かみはんき

the first half-year, first half of the year

上昇

じょうしょう

rising, ascending, climbing

向上

こうじょう

elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress

上着

うわぎ じょうい

coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment

地下

ちか

basement, cellar, underground place, underground, below ground, secret, under cover, underground (railway), subway, metro

下車

げしゃ

alighting (from train, bus, etc.), getting off

下半期

しもはんき かはんき

the last half-year, second half of the year

下り坂

くだりざか

descent, downhill, decline, waning

上下

うえした しょうか じょうか じょうげ じょう げ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down, going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating, going and coming back, upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people, first and second volumes

下着

したぎ

underwear

大学

だいがく

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc., former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators), the Great Learning - one of the Four Books, universities

大切

たいせつ たいせち

important, necessary, indispensable, beloved, precious, dear, cherished, valuable, careful

大型

おおがた

large, large scale, big, jumbo

拡大

かくだい

magnification, enlargement, expansion, amplification, magnification

大事

だいじ おおごと

important, valuable, serious matter

中学校

ちゅうがっこう

junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school

世界中

せかいじゅう せかいちゅう

around the world, throughout the world

背中

せなか

back (of body)

中止

ちゅうし

suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption

中央

ちゅうおう

centre, center, middle, heart, metropolis, capital city, central government

小学校

しょうがっこう

primary school, elementary school, grade school

小雨

こさめ しょうう こあめ

light rain, drizzle

小鳥

ことり

small bird, songbird, birdie, dickeybird, dickybird

小説

しょうせつ

novel, (short) story

青年

せいねん

youth, young man, adolescent

群青色

ぐんじょういろ

ultramarine colour (color)

青空

あおぞら

blue sky

青春

せいしゅん 青春切符はずいぶん活用させてもらったわ。

youth springtime of life adolescent

青信号

あおしんごう

green light