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