thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
fire hook; poker; slice bar
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
stick figure; stick person
(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
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
glowstick; neon light stick
rear carrier of a palanquin
round bar (of metal, etc.)
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
wooden stick; wooden pole
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
pole climbing (gymnastics)
flail (for threshing grain)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
person missing at least one hand
person missing at least one hand
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
indiscriminate learning by heart
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
nuclear fuel rod; nuclear rod
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
gutweed (Ulva intestinalis); grass kelp
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)