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kowtow

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus); Bennett's wallaby

Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)

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

Slang; Sex worker jargon

client who is fixated on nipples

ukiyo-e portrait of the upper body with emphasis on the facial expression

ear of rice; head of a rice plant; spike

incoming prime minister

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu

hyakunin isshu karuta

vice-president of a political party

first lady

text neck; neck injury from excessive texting, etc.

Hyakunin Isshu karuta; poetry cards based on the Hyakunin Isshu

chief of staff (of US president)

flea collar

Proverb

a child is an everlasting responsibility

Proverb

there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head

taoiseach; prime minister of Ireland

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

Historical term

beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)

Historical term

tattooing the forehead of a criminal (Edo-period punishment)

Historical term

iron face guard that covers the forehead and cheeks (used in the Heian and Kamakura periods)

Rare term

wrist

Rare term

carved head of a mizuchi