neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to wring the neck; to strangle
the scruff or nape of the neck
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
person with a bounty on their head
glans; head of a penis; (lit.) goose's neck
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to eagerly look forward to
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
head of a sleeping person
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
burial mound for severed heads
to sit silently at a meeting
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
making constant reference to
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
comforter; muffler; neckerchief; scarf; neckwear
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
to sit silently at a meeting
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
inverted nipple; retracted nipple
being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
neckband (usu. ornamental); lanyard
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle); long-necked person
nipple-piercing; nipple piercing
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
a child is an everlasting responsibility
text neck; neck injury from excessive texting, etc.
there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; (lit.) even new shoes must not be worn on the head
Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus); Ryukyu fruit bat
red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus); Bennett's wallaby
collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)
Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)