pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
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)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
master thief; notorious robber
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
fire hook; poker; slice bar
(work) shirker; goldbricker; good-for-nothing employee; (lit.) salary thief
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.); carrying pole; shoulder pole
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
to walk one's legs off; to walk until one's legs feel like lead; to walk to the point of exhaustion
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out; cancellation (of a debt); writing off; indicating a long vowel with a long-vowel mark; long-vowel mark
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
stick figure; stick person
patience; endurance; perseverance
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
scoring stick; counter; chip
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
glowstick; neon light stick
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
fire hook; poker; slice bar
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
grave robber; grave robbing
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
rear carrier of a palanquin
round bar (of metal, etc.)
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
long squared wooden poles used as weapons by student protesters
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
galley setting; (arch.) palanquin bearer; (arch.) fellow; (arch.) colleague
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger; night watchman
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; two-sworded samurai
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
wooden stick; wooden pole
barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)
rolling pin; slapstick (comedy)
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
phallus-shaped stone rod (from the Jōmon period)
flower thief; stealing flowers
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
nuclear fuel rod; nuclear rod
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
rīchi bet; scoring stick wagered and placed in the center of the game table by a player after declaring rīchi
rolling pin; slapstick (comedy)
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
rod used for corporal punishment in the army and navy
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
purification wand with paper streamers used in rites
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
throwing good money after bad
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
pole climbing (gymnastics)
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger; night watchman
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
flail (for threshing grain)
(railway) crossing bar; toll bar; boom barrier
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger; night watchman
fire blowpipe; blowpipe used to stimulate a fire
form of martial art using a short cane staff
churn dasher; milk agitator
the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshōgatsu ceremonies
you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshōgatsu ceremonies
person missing at least one hand
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger; night watchman
the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew
galley setting; (arch.) palanquin bearer; (arch.) fellow; (arch.) colleague
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
rīchi bet; scoring stick wagered and placed in the center of the game table by a player after declaring rīchi
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
purification wand with paper streamers used in rites
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
pole climbing (gymnastics)
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
person missing at least one hand
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
indiscriminate learning by heart
preaching burglar; burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
pole used to hand things up a ladder
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)
it is no crime to steal flowers
heavily made-up woman; (lit.) flour-shop burglar
to do something stupid; to do something pointless; (lit.) to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
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
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
100-point sticks deposited on the table after dealer win
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)
split firewood; firewood chunks; billet
gutweed (Ulva intestinalis); grass kelp