straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
wheat straw; barley straw
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
central stalk of a dried rice plant
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
a drowning man will catch at a straw
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
close-range fletched practice arrow
mound of straw; pile of straw
straw wedding (anniversary)
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
Odontamblyopus lacepedii (species of eel goby)
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)