桟

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge

bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; go-between; intermediary

walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path

frame (i.e. of a sliding door)

crosspiece; bar

sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

rung (of a ladder)

dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box

stands (seating for spectators)

window frame; window sill

plank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.); walkway

straw lid covering either end of a rice container

batten door; battened door; ledged door; strong door with crosspieces placed on the reverse side

panelled wooden door

striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan

sheathing (under thatched roofing)

decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)

Abbreviation

sheathing (under thatched roofing)

lath (used as a foundation for a mud plaster wall)

decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)

pantile

horizontal bar; crosspiece; crossbar; crossrail; rung (of a ladder)

frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)

gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods

floating pier

to nail a crosspiece (to)

Sensitive

being kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loop

Archaic

upper gallery (where one can't hear); blind seat