upstream, the upstream portion of a river / upwind / uphill, the upper portion of a hill or other geographic feature / the head of a table, the seat of honor

(rare) the left-hand side of a drawstring on a fishing net

(obsolete) same as jōzu reading above

good at

Alternative form of 料理

to cook, to prepare (food) / to deal with, to handle

my wife

a side dish / a tangent, a digression, something to the side of the main thing

spouse

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law