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首切る

首斬る、馘る、剄る
v5r
くびきる
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
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親石

首石
おやいし
important stone in a construction
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首をやる

くびをやる
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
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首がすわる

首が据わる、首が座る
くびがすわる
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
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首が飛ぶ

くびがとぶ
to be sacked; to be dismissed
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首の皮一枚

exp
くびのかわいちまい
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
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首をひねる

首を捻る
くびをひねる
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
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首を横に振る

くびをよこにふる
to shake one's head
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主要国首脳会議

しゅようこくしゅのうかいぎ
Group of Eight; G8
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首を縦に振る

くびをたてにふる
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree