首

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

opening phrase of a sutra

Suramgama Sutra

Sports

game or series of games between the first and second place teams

Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes

head and legs; the body

to behead; to decapitate

to stretch one's neck; to crane one's neck

headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)

Idiomatic expression

to rise into importance; to gain strength; to raise one's head

executioner; headsman

prime minister also serving as foreign minister

Noun or verb acting prenominally

consistent

to wrench one's neck

nomination to become prime minister

collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)

acting prime minister

Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus); Ryukyu fruit bat

Su verb - precursor to the modern suru

to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence

leaders; (the) leadership

Diet nomination of a prime minister

Idiomatic expression

to be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop

Abbreviation; Abbr. of 首都高速道路

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

Colloquial

decapitated body; deflowered stem

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