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head of a state

one tanka; one poem

radical (of a kanji character)

(death by) hanging

failure; poor result

disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity

head of a sleeping person

Derogatory

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

great success; happy result; good result

Idiomatic expression

to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; to strangle with floss silk

Idiomatic expression

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; to bend one's head slightly to one side

decapitation

bull neck

former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor

hanging; strangling to death

rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

head

criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head

triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

dismissal; discharge

Archaic; Orig. meaning

beheading; decapitation

Honorific; Formula at the end of a letter

respectfully yours

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Orig. meaning

kowtowing; kowtow

lampoon; satirical poem

deputy prime minister; vice prime minister

round-necked (T-shirt)

figurehead (on a ship)