long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
spear-shaped Japanese cedar
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
bronze hoko; bronze halberd; bronze spearhead
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense