lever;  agent (causing something to happen);  instrument;  assistant;  helper
 counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
 refusing to budge;  adamant;  intransigent;  unyielding
 strange;  weird;  odd;  strange thing;  strange person
 to have much trouble;  to have a hard time;  to not know how to handle
 supporting;  shoring up;  promotion;  propping-up;  jacking-up;  manipulation
 lever;  agent (causing something to happen);  instrument;  assistant;  helper
 supporting;  shoring up;  promotion;  propping-up;  jacking-up;  manipulation
 to have much trouble;  to have a hard time;  to not know how to handle