pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
master thief; notorious robber
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
fire hook; poker; slice bar
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
stick figure; stick person
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
scoring stick; counter; chip
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
grave robber; grave robbing
glowstick; neon light stick
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
rear carrier of a palanquin
round bar (of metal, etc.)
galley setting; (arch.) palanquin bearer; (arch.) fellow; (arch.) colleague
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
rolling pin; slapstick (comedy)
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
wooden stick; wooden pole
underhand character; thievish nature
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
flower thief; stealing flowers
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
throwing good money after bad
hopeless; unmanageable; incorrigible
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
pole climbing (gymnastics)
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
flail (for threshing grain)
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
person missing at least one hand
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
form of martial art using a short cane staff
you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
pole used to hand things up a ladder
clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)
preaching burglar; burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
indiscriminate learning by heart
to do something stupid; to do something pointless; (lit.) to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
it is no crime to steal flowers
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
nuclear fuel rod; nuclear rod
100-point sticks deposited on the table after dealer win
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
gutweed (Ulva intestinalis); grass kelp
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
heavily made-up woman; (lit.) flour-shop burglar
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)