long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
festival float mounted with a decorative halberd
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals
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
combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
wooden stick; wooden pole
bronze hoko; bronze halberd; bronze spearhead
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)