straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
wheat straw; barley straw
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
(animal's) litter; bedding
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
central stalk of a dried rice plant
(animal's) litter; bedding
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
straw wedding (anniversary); second wedding anniversary
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)