Let's play Standard Shiritori! しりとりをしましょう！

[Jose7822]

つまり = In short/In other words.

[Delta386]

流行（りゅうこう）fashion, trend, popular

[okami_san]

歌 (うた) - song or a classical Japanese poem

[Neon_Kitsune]

多読（たどく）extensive reading

Something that I need to do more of this year!

[TehFlashBang]

口癖くちぐせ ー Catchphrase, Favorite Phrase

[Pablunpro]

背中合せなかあわせ - back to back​, but also opposite sides of the same coin

[SoreWaMaichiru]

生残者 (せいざんしゃ) = survivor

[Elina145]

やきゅう － baseball

[Jose7822]

急行 (きゅうこう) = Hurrying.

[Pablunpro]

·高給·こうきゅう - high salary

[TehFlashBang]

運行うんこう ー Operation (of a bus or train service), Movement (of a Heavenly Body)

[Jose7822]

後輩 (こうはい) = Junior.

[TehFlashBang]

意向いこう ー Intention, Wish

[Pablunpro]

硬貨こうか - coin (but also hard currency, as per its literal kanji meaning)

I like this one better for coin, 銭ぜに, though I don’t know which one is more commonly used.

[Jose7822]

過去 (かこ) = Past.

[TehFlashBang]

高校こうこう ー Highschool

[Pablunpro]

·航行·こうこう - sailing

[TehFlashBang]

･煌々･こうこう ー Brilliant, Dazzling

[Pablunpro]

·港口·こうこう - harbour entrance

[SoreWaMaichiru]

牛商人 (うしあきゅうど) = ox seller