cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to rest one's chin in one's hands
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
to rest one's chin in one's hands
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
swordstick; sword cane; loaded cane
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
swordstick; sword cane; loaded cane
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight
person upon whom one relies
guard of honour; honor guard; ceremonial guard
tree branch used as a charm against evil
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight
to count on someone as the only support
bow used as a walking stick; length of a bow
ceremonial weapon; ceremony
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight
jōdō; form of martial art using a cane staff
staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)
ball-and-mallet game played during New Year's celebrations
guard of honour; honor guard
resting one's chin in one's hands
janggu (Korean hourglass drum); janggo; changgo
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
brace (in construction); angle brace
wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women)
don't be a burden to others; (lit.) lean on your cane, but don't lean on others
flail with a retractable iron weight and chain
Burmannia championii (species of flowering plant)
yellow bird's-nest (Monotropa hypopitys); pinesap; false beechdrops