頭

at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost

Proverb

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall

one-horse (carriage)

Idiomatic expression

honesty is the best policy; honesty pays; God dwells in an honest heart

comb-over (hairstyle)

New Year's greetings

person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person

traditional ballad sung wearing hanagasa (esp. Yamagata Pref.)

take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die

shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun

trepanation

Medicine

laryngeal cancer; cancer of the larynx

Computing

lead position; first position (in a string)

Anatomy

inverted nipple; retracted nipple

brain drain; outflow of talent

short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhyncus)

greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

Sumo

two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division

Proverb

the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top

beginning of line

animal hoarding; compulsive accumulation of pets

polyarchy

spotted scat (Scatophagus argus); green scat; red scat

Jocular, humorous term; Play on 言う and 結う

having never told a lie