柱

Idiomatic expression

to count on someone as the only support

wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps

psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)

sound post (e.g. of a violin)

Anatomy

spinal canal

bridge pillar

downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself

doorjamb; jambe; jamb

air column (e.g. in a wind instrument)

Food, cooking

trough shell adductor muscle; columella

pentagonal prism

Anatomy; Biology

endostyle

interior column; inner pillar

sun pillar; solar pillar

Buddhism

round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais

tenpin bowling

prismatic shape

upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the play

bollard; bitt; mooring post

Medicine

spinal canal stenosis

scoliosis

gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi

middle pillar

short pillar standing between a beam and roof ridge

rib; pillar

pillar