thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
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
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
fire hook; poker; slice bar
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
stick figure; stick person
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
scoring stick; counter; chip
fire hook; poker; slice bar
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
glowstick; neon light stick
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
rear carrier of a palanquin
round bar (of metal, etc.)
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
wooden stick; wooden pole
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
pole climbing (gymnastics)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
flail (for threshing grain)
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
person missing at least one hand
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
pole climbing (gymnastics)
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
person missing at least one hand
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
pole used to hand things up a ladder
metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
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)