pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
wall clock; grandfather clock
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
person upon whom one relies
bay (space or distance between two pillars)
central pillar of a pagoda
triangular three-pillar torii
wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps
to count on someone as the only support
small calendar (or almanac) affixed to a pillar or wall
introductory clause of a law, patent, etc.; chapeau; main paragraph
Ama no Mihashira; the heavenly pillar on Onokoro Island, around which Izanagi and Izanami are said to have wed