gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
railway bridge; iron bridge
blood and iron; military might
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
(punishment by) striking with fists
iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite
gambling den; gambling house
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
trainspotter; railway enthusiast; railfan
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
stylus; steel pen; stencil pen
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
iron and stone; iron will
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
iron-barred window; prison; jail
steel manufactures; steel products; articles of iron or steel
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel
mendicant priest's begging bowl; (arch.) iron helmet
magnetite; lodestone; loadstone
reinforced concrete construction
iron-reinforced warships built by Oda Nobunaga
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
iron workers shop; ironworks
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
cable; wire rope; cableway
no-fail joke; joke that gets people every time
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
aimless attempt; shot in the dark
rectangular iron plate; iron tablet belonging to Yama that is inscribed with the names of souls to be sent to hell
steel maker; steel manufacturer
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron; galvanized sheet metal
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; (lit.) wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)
dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar
martial art based on the use of the iron fan
arsenopyrite; mispickel; arsenical pyrite
steel-frame construction work
toroidal core; endless core
teppeiseki stone; platy andesite; flagstone; dark blue or purple stone, esp. used in paving or gardens
light gauge steel construction
aimless attempt; shot in the dark; crapshot
steel-frame construction; steel structure
pushing against the wooden pole in practice
salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso
steel-framed reinforced concrete construction
strong push with only one hand
doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is; (lit.) a rifle in the dark
form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back
chalybeate spring; ferruginous spring; iron spring; hot spring with high iron content
lepidocrocite; esmeraldite
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
boiled fugu dish (served with ponzu dipping sauce)
shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)