pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
master thief; notorious robber
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
fire hook; poker; slice bar
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
stick figure; stick person
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
fire hook; poker; slice bar
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
scoring stick; counter; chip
glowstick; neon light stick
grave robber; grave robbing
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
rear carrier of a palanquin
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
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
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
galley setting; (arch.) palanquin bearer; (arch.) fellow; (arch.) colleague
rolling pin; slapstick (comedy)
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)
wooden stick; wooden pole
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
rolling pin; slapstick (comedy)
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
underhand character; thievish nature
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
flower thief; stealing flowers
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
hopeless; unmanageable; incorrigible
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
throwing good money after bad
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
pole climbing (gymnastics)
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
flail (for threshing grain)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
form of martial art using a short cane staff
you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
person missing at least one hand
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
galley setting; (arch.) palanquin bearer; (arch.) fellow; (arch.) colleague
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
pole climbing (gymnastics)
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
person missing at least one hand
indiscriminate learning by heart
preaching burglar; burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
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
wood half-burned is easily kindled
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)
nuclear fuel rod; nuclear rod
it is no crime to steal flowers
heavily made-up woman; (lit.) flour-shop burglar
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
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends
100-point sticks deposited on the table after dealer win
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)
gutweed (Ulva intestinalis); grass kelp