首

being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence

Kayan people

important stone in a construction

chief; leader; guide

the people; the masses; the public; the great unwashed

beginning of a book

neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

beginning of a term

suicide by hanging

heading of a document (letter, notice, etc.)

opening phrase of a sutra

start; beginning; origin

head and legs; the body

hangman's noose; halter

headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)

party leaders; party executive

weir (usu. for irrigation)

kowtow

Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)

leaders; (the) leadership

to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu

hyakunin isshu karuta

Abbreviation; Abbr. of 首都高速道路

Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)

oscillating (e.g. fan, engine); nodding (e.g. doll)

previous prime minister (immediately preceding the incumbent); former prime minister; ex-premier