head; chief; boss; leader
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
sovereign; ruler; head of state
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
bow (of boat); prow; stem
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
decapitation; decapitated head
decapitated head of an enemy
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
executives; top management; governing body
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
death by hanging; execution by hanging
first place; head position; leading position
successfully; with success
prime minister's official residence
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
summit meeting; top-level conference
great success; happy result; good result
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
hanging; strangling to death
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow
dismissal; discharge; beheading; decapitation
head; leader; prime minister
counter for songs and poems
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
radical (of a kanji character)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
deputy prime minister; vice prime minister
exposure of a severed head
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
beginning part; initial part; nose cone (missile)
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
debate between party leaders (in the Japanese Diet)
first proponent; initiator and advocate (e.g. of a theory)
United Arab Emirates; UAE
beginning (of a scroll, book, etc.)
put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)
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
being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence
being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
administration of the Ryukyu Kingdom
bulbous bow (on a ship to reduce drag)
the people; the masses; the public; the great unwashed
going into a huddle (over); holding secret (closed-door) conference (about); laying heads together in secret consultation
put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
(logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end
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
game or series of games between the first and second place teams
to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for
go into a huddle (over); hold a secret conference (about); put heads together and conspire
nomination to become prime minister
taoiseach; prime minister of Ireland
prime minister also serving as foreign minister
to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence
weir (usu. for irrigation)
heading of a document (letter, notice, etc.); opening phrase of a sutra
abovementioned item; description at beginning of (this) text or document
brightest star in a constellation; Alpha
party leaders; party executive
Shudra; Sudra (member of India's worker caste)