ワラ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. straw
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
wheat straw; barley straw
rice straw; paddy straw
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
central stalk of a dried rice plant
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
bundle of straw; sheaf
straw zori
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
(stable) litter
rice straw; paddy straw
rice straw; paddy straw
straw boots
straw-thatched roof
straw mat
(animal's) litter
a drowning man will catch 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
straw hat
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
straw wedding (anniversary)
straw-wrapped natto
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.)
Examples (5 in total)
He'll clutch at any straw.
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
You can't make bricks without straw.