spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
kushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
dried persimmons on a skewer
crossing boundaries (structural, organizational, etc.)