Surface

Japanese: 上辺 - うわべ

〘noun〙① The surface of something. The outside. Omote. Uwaappera. Uwabera. ※Genji (around 1001-14) Kocho "The surface of the white paper is cheerful and lively." ② The apparent state or circumstances that are different from the actual situation. Uwatura. Uwaappera. Uwabera. →Uwaenashi. ※Genji (around 1001-14) Sekiya "Although the surface may be there, the difficult things are far from it."

Jo-hen- jau... [top side]

〘 noun 〙① The upper area. ※Revised and expanded Physics Ladder (1876) by Katayama Junkichi, lower part: "Make a pointed pillar and place it near the house or on the roof, and hang a copper wire from the upper edge."② One of the rough divisions of the Go board. Refers to the upper edge when looking at the game record.

kami-be [top side]

〘Noun〙 (formerly "kamie") The upper part. Especially the upper reaches of a river. ⇔ The lower part (servant). ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 6.920 "On the upper side of the Yoshino River, the plover cries, and on the lower side, the wabbit calls its wife."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 物の表面。外面。おもて。うわっぺら。うわべら。※源氏（1001‐14頃）胡蝶「白き紙のうはべはおいらかにすくすくしきに」② 内実とは違った見かけ上の様子や事情。うわつら。うわっぺら。うわべら。→うわえなし。※源氏（1001‐14頃）関屋「うはべこそあれ、つらきことおほかり」