head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
head; lead; vanguard; first
to shake one's head (in denial)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
head; brains; intellect; understanding
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
deputy head teacher; vice principal
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to get one's head around; to think about
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
number of (large) animals
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to keep in mind; to memorize
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
close-cropped hair; shaven head
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to be led by; to be headed by
beginning (of a century, etc.)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
headache inducing; vexing
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
thoroughly; through and through
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
gray or silver haired (grey)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
how many? (large animals)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
top of the head; vertex; parietal
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
leader; magnate; big head
lord of a manor; estate steward
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
haughty; holding one's head high
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
to go crazy; to go off one's head
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to butt heads; to head-butt
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
number of people; population; human head
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
breadwinner; biggest earner
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
street oratory; soapbox speech
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
(issuing) order requiring somebody to report personally (to a police station); subpoena
beginning of the year; the oldest person
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to get one's head around; to think about
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
back of the head; occiput
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
intracranial; endocranial
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
leader of a (large) group; large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp; puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae); first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke
beginning; outset; opening; start
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
mechanical brain; computer
to tower above; to stand out
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to take into consideration
head; brains; intelligence
double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry)
silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
oral examination; interview
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
front of (the main building of) a shrine
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
to have one's hair cut; to cut one's hair
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
flexible (person); open-minded
first letter; first letters; initial
to keep in mind; to memorize
over-the-counter sales; selling over the counter
capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
man-on-the-street interview; vox populi; vox pop; curbside interview
coach and four; four horse coach
taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
to stop the opponent by pressing one's head into his chest
flat part on the top of the cranium
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin
Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head)
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
to be clear-headed; to be brainy
black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; (lit.) pudding head
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
flexible (of people); open-minded
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
chief; leader; head; executive
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
humble; modest; unassuming
street survey; opinion poll performed on street; on-street questionnaire
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern
to become the head (of a group, organization, etc.); to rise to the top
brain worker; brain-worker; white-collar worker; mental worker
disaster hood; protective hood worn during earthquakes and other disasters (e.g. to protect from falling objects)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
beginning of a line (of writing)
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
tampala; Joseph's coat; Amaranthus tricolor
shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
pointed end; point; cusp; pointed head
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
foreword; preface; prefatory note
crying wine and selling vinegar; deceptive advertisement
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
flat part of the top of the cranium; plate-like depression on the top of a kappa's head
ice-cream headache; brain freeze; cold-stimulus headache
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
owning multiple animals (esp. pets of the same kind)
origin; promotion; originator; promoter
trepanning; trepanation; trephining
someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
voluntarily appearing for police questioning
to occur to one; to cross one's mind
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
helmet with white hair coming out of the top, making the wearer look like an old person; kanji "old" radical at top
headache inducing; vexing
large head; person with a large head
the part of the eyebrows near the middle forehead; inner ends of one's eyebrows
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
the field; the parade ground
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
critical moment; crucial point; crossroads
old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)
headnote; heading; superscription; above-mentioned; referred to above
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
white hair; (lit.) snow of the head
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
frontal bone (of the skull)
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
pharyngoconjunctival fever
container terminal; container port
halo (of a Buddhist statue); nimbus
balanitis (inflammation of the glans penis)
milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus, species of requiem shark found in the eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific)
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
two highest ranked maegashira wrestlers
occipital bone (of the skull)
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
cutting off the head; shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant
white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon (noh)
the opening greeting on letters
harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
prefatory song or poem; opening song
temporal bone (of the skull)
head line (in palm reading)
wharf; dock; landing place
black headgear worn by yamabushi
carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets
sweet crescent-shaped confection of pancake-like sponge cake filled with adzuki paste; Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
sore throat; pharyngitis; pharyngalgia; pharyngodynia
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
skull; cranium; kanji "person" radical at top
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
keeping the head cool and feet warm
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage (also whale etc.)
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes
prefix (as a part-of-speech)
functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers
(recorded) man-on-the-street interview
ball of bean paste covered with a kudzu starch glaze
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
flower fastened in the hair
all terminals; winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair
low-grade prostitute; prostitute working from boats on the Sumida River
(with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance
Honesty is the best policy; Honesty pays
hair on one's head; head; top of one's head; kanji "hair" radical at top
Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law)
clipping off the beginning of a speech transmission
mantou; (Chinese) steamed bun
combover; comb-over; (lit.) bamboo screen head (due to looking like the slats of a bamboo screen)
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
head of a family; first name on a list
small characters; tiny handwriting; (lit.) as small as the head of a fly; small profit
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost
terminals; suited tiles numbered 1 or 9
to be clear-headed; to be brainy
headnote; heading; superscription; above-mentioned; referred to above
deputy estate steward; deputy jitō
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
black headgear worn by yamabushi
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
brain drain; outflow of talent
lead position; first position (in a string)
inverted nipple; retracted nipple
filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert); deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
highest ranked wrestler in a stable
traditional ballad sung wearing hanagasa (esp. Yamagata Pref.)
take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; (lit.) bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division
windflower; anemone; white-haired old man; grey starling (gray)
to stand at the head of others
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
State of the Union Address (USA)
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
spoken language (as opposed to literary)
kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)
balanoposthitis; inflammation of the glans and foreskin
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; BPPV
top component of the kanji "thread" radical
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
to occur to one; to cross one's mind
clitoral glans; glans clitoridis
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar
click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)
pointed end; point; cusp; pointed head
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth; Inca wheat
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
animal hoarding; compulsive accumulation of pets
the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top
bulbus glandis; knot (of a canid penis)
narrative style of Bon dance song from eastern Osaka (often with improvised lyrics)
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
thoroughly; through and through
fertile shoot of field horsetail
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
floral egg crab (Atergatis floridus); shawl crab; brown egg crab
large head; person with a large head
bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis); head lice
head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis); head lice
piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
cutting off the head; shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
small characters; tiny handwriting; (lit.) as small as the head of a fly; small profit
functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers
acute (of the shape of a leaf); acuminate; pointed
Imaizumi's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus imaizumii); Iriomote horseshoe bat
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
combover; comb-over; (lit.) bamboo screen head (due to looking like the slats of a bamboo screen)
greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus); grampus
short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhyncus)
false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; BPPV
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; BPPV
spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, species of Indo-Pacific scat which occurs in green and red morphs); green scat; red scat
chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whales or blackfish)
kanji "dotted tent" radical (radical 105)
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
winning hand consisting only of terminal and honor tiles
over-the-counter transaction
abovementioned item; description at beginning of (this) text or document
ten highest ranked maegashira wrestlers certain to wrestle against san'yaku ranks
initial consonant; syllable onset
pattern of Japanese accent with the first mora high and the following ones low
completely helpless; unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head
completely helpless; unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head
sugar apple; sweetsop (fruit)
kanji "eight" radical at top
kanji "winter" radical at top (radical 34)
kanji "pig's head" radical
kanji "pig's head" radical
thorny-headed worm (any parasitic worm of phylum Acanthocephala)
capitulum (inflorescence)
streptococcal throat infection; strep throat
weir (usu. for irrigation)
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
school of kowakamai dance founded by Yamamoto Sirozaemon
pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
olecranoid bursitis; miner's elbow
fire brigade chief (in Edo); chief fireman
laryngeal prominence; Adam's Apple
obtuse (of the shape of a leaf); rounded
human papilloma virus; HPV
human papilloma virus; HPV
pharyngeal tooth; pharyngeal teeth
head and neck carcinoma; cancer of the head and neck
head and neck carcinoma; cancer of the head and neck
acanthocephalans; thorny-headed worms
hood made useless by the warmer weather of spring
hood made useless by the warmer weather of spring
Yama's pole (with a human head on the top)
transverse temporal gyri; ridges on the cerebral cortex; Heschl's gyri; Heschl's convolutions
temporoparietal junction; TPJ
acanthocephales; thorny-headed worms; spiny-headed worms
Acanthocephala (phylum of thorny-headed worms)
appointed official sent to administer a certain region (in the Ryukyu Kingdom)
transcranial magnetic stimulation; TMS
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; rTMS
idiopathic intracranial hypertension; benign intracranial hypertension; pseudotumor cerebri
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
muscle-contraction headache; tension headache
muddleheaded; knowing no better; not thinking about
muddleheaded; knowing no better; not thinking about
love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth
steamed bun shaped like a loach catcher
steamed bun shaped like a loach catcher
steamed bun shaped like a loach catcher
no-manjū; Okinawan sweet manjū with hiragana "no" written on it
if you are hungry, where you eat doesn't matter; (lit.) manjū in the toilet; hiding something good for oneself alone
if you are hungry, where you eat doesn't matter; (lit.) manjū in the toilet; hiding something good for oneself alone
erguotou; er guo tou; Chinese white liquor
stone axe with multiple cutting edges (Jōmon period)
to cry wine and sell vinegar; to do deceptive advertisement; (lit.) to put up a sheep's head and sell dog meat
globus pharyngis; lump in one's throat; pharyngolaryngeal paresthesia
plagiocephaly; flat head syndrome
Liangbatou; traditional Manchurian female hairstyle
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
peak-load station; peaking power plant; peaker plant
long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
tineid (any moth of family Tineidae)
hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
brush wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
egg crab (Atergatis spp.)
brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
masked lapwing (Vanellus miles); masked plover; spur-winged plover
little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus); Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)
vaquita (Phocoena sinus); cochito; gulf porpoise
pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)
melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra); many-toothed blackfish; electra dolphin
Philippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Philippine orchid; large purple orchid
red-root amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus); redroot pigweed; red-rooted pigweed; common amaranth; pigweed amaranth; common tumbleweed