棒

Baseball

batting

rolling pin

extension bar

Colloquial

katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark

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

taking part (in a crime); participation

partner (in crime); accomplice

rolling pin

stick of candy

Proverb

don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)

plain (e.g. face); smooth

slovenly

Idiomatic expression

to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool

(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars

flower thief; stealing flowers

Idiomatic expression

hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible

Idiomatic expression

throwing good money after bad

freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary

ramrod; rammer; ram; tamping rod

(cattle) prod; goad

selfie stick

rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles

hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste

fireman's pole; sliding pole

slide guide; slide bar

sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshōgatsu ceremonies

very tall person

stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism

form of martial art using a short cane staff

Proverb

starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught