thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
fire hook; poker; slice bar
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.); carrying pole; shoulder pole
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out; cancellation (of a debt); writing off; indicating a long vowel with a long-vowel mark; long-vowel mark
stick figure; stick person
to walk one's legs off; to walk until one's legs feel like lead; to walk to the point of exhaustion
patience; endurance; perseverance
fire hook; poker; slice bar
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
scoring stick; counter; chip
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
glowstick; neon light stick
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
rear carrier of a palanquin
round bar (of metal, etc.)
long squared wooden poles used as weapons by student protesters
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
wooden stick; wooden pole
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
phallus-shaped stone rod (from the Jōmon period)
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; two-sworded samurai
rolling pin; slapstick (comedy)
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
rīchi bet; scoring stick wagered and placed in the center of the game table by a player after declaring rīchi
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
rod used for corporal punishment in the army and navy
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
pole climbing (gymnastics)
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
flail (for threshing grain)
Umaibo (small, puffed, cylindrical corn snack) (trademark)
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshōgatsu ceremonies
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshōgatsu ceremonies
person missing at least one hand
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
fire blowpipe; blowpipe used to stimulate a fire
(railway) crossing bar; toll bar; boom barrier
churn dasher; milk agitator
purification wand with paper streamers used in rites
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
rīchi bet; scoring stick wagered and placed in the center of the game table by a player after declaring rīchi
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
pole climbing (gymnastics)
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
person missing at least one hand
purification wand with paper streamers used in rites
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
pole used to hand things up a ladder
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
indiscriminate learning by heart
to do something stupid; to do something pointless; (lit.) to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
nuclear fuel rod; nuclear rod
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
gutweed (Ulva intestinalis); grass kelp
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)