北上: going north

北上: to go north

極上: of the highest quality

顕微鏡: microscope

the first volume in a two- or three-volume set

superfluous / uselessness

a daughter (female offspring) / a young lady; a mistress; a mademoiselle; a missy; a hostess

to become / to do something

staff, stick, walking stick, cane, stave, strove, rod, wand / something one leans on, a support / a cane used for corporal punishment

cleanse, clean, pure, purify