wheat straw; barley straw
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
central stalk of a dried rice plant
wheat straw; barley straw
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
a drowning man will catch at a straw
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
a drowning man will catch at a straw
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
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
straw wedding (anniversary)
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)