首しゅ尾び

noun

beginning and end; from start to finish

Refers to the start and end of something, often with the idea of whether they fit together consistently. Common in set phrases such as 首尾一貫.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいは首しゅ尾び一いっ貫かんしている。

  His explanation is consistent from beginning to end.

• 話はなしの首しゅ尾びが合あわない。

  The beginning and end of the story do not fit together.

noun

result; outcome; course of events

Used for how a matter turns out or how events proceed. It is more formal and set-phrase-like than everyday 結果.

• 交こう渉しょうの首しゅ尾びを上じょう司しに報ほう告こくした。

  I reported the outcome of the negotiations to my boss.

• 計けい画かくの首しゅ尾びは上じょう々じょうだった。

  The plan turned out very well.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

successful handling; manage successfully; bring off successfully

The idea of handling something successfully is especially common in the adverbial form 首尾よく. The bare する verb 首尾する is possible but sounds stiff or old-fashioned in many modern contexts.

• 作さく戦せんは首しゅ尾びよく運はこんだ。

  The operation went successfully.

• 彼かれは難むずかしい交こう渉しょうをうまく首しゅ尾びした。

  He successfully managed the difficult negotiations.