首を横に振る

くびをよこにふる

to shake one's head

首を縦に振る

くびをたてにふる

to nod one's head, to nod yes, to agree

首振り

くびふり

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

首を吊る

くびをつる

to hang (e.g. oneself)

首を取る

くびをとる

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off

首を切る

くびをきる

to fire from a job, to dismiss, to discharge

首をやる

くびをやる

to be hanged, to be struck dead, to eat one's hat

首を括る

くびをくくる

to hang oneself, to strangle oneself

頭を振る

かぶりをふる あたまをふる

to shake one's head (in denial)

ルビを振る

ルビをふる

to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)

旗を振る

はたをふる

to wave a flag

手を振る

てをふる

to wave one's hand

話を振る

はなしをふる

to bring up a subject, to touch on a matter

首を揃える

くびをそろえる

to get together

首を傾ける

くびをかたむける

to incline one's head

首を縮める

くびをちぢめる

to duck one's head

首を絞める

くびをしめる

to wring the neck, to strangle

首をひねる

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

威を振るう

いをふるう

to exercise authority