spoken monotonously
theft
horizontal bar (gymnastics)
patience
partner
standing upright
annual salary
curt
stick or pole used for self-defence
pole vault
parallel bars
cylinder or rod-shaped
(police officer's) baton
conductor's stick
tug of war played with a pole
めんぼう
bastoncillo de algodón
cotton swab
reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
Umaibo (small, puffed, cylindrical corn snack) (trademark)
flunky
おさきぼうをかつぐ
ser el instrumento de alguien
to be a willing cats-paw
flail (for threshing grain)
sneak thief
slovenly
selfie stick
prong (of a buckle)
prop
prop
rolling pin
ピストンぼう
vástago del pistón
piston rod
matchstick
cotton swab
rīchi bet
stick of candy
うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
quien miente, roba
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
(metal) bar
metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
bar set in a horizontal position
fire hook
someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
flower thief
はなどろぼうはつみにならない
robar flores no es un delito
it is no crime to steal flowers
かくねんりょうぼう
barra de combustible nuclear
nuclear fuel rod
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles)
すべりぼう
barra de deslizamiento
fireman's pole
かゆかきぼう
varilla para gachas de arroz
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
log
round bar (of metal, etc.)
うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず
un perro hambriento no teme al palo
a starved dog does not fear the rod
おににかなぼう
darle un mazo a un ogro
making something strong even stronger
きゅうりょうどろぼう
ladrón de salarios
(work) shirker
うしおいぼう
aguijada para ganado
cattle prod
rustler
おうみどろぼういせこじき
ladrones de Ōmi y mendigos de Ise
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites)
iron club
a gossip
freeloader
good batting
いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
la suerte llega sin esperarla
good luck may come unexpectedly
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
あとぼう
portador trasero de una litera
rear carrier of a palanquin
glowstick
さいとりぼう
pértiga para pasar objetos
pole used to hand things up a ladder
さいぼう
vara para alejar calamidades
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
pointer
pointer
stay bar
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!
selfie stick
auto theft
(railway) crossing bar
person missing at least one hand
jūkenbō
vertical line
いわいぼう
vara sagrada de koshōgatsu
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshōgatsu ceremonies
charred stake
やけぼっくいにひがつく
donde hubo fuego, cenizas quedan
the embers of a former relationship flare up again
extension bar
bar (e.g. on a door)
centre of a group
はりほどのことをぼうほどにいう
exageración
exaggeration
exaggeration
ひとをみたらどろぼうとおもえ
desconfía de los extraños
don't trust strangers
control rod
ぜいきんどろぼう
parásito de impuestos
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient)
100-point sticks deposited on the table after dealer win
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
せっきょうどろぼう
ladrón predicador
preaching burglar
front palanquin bearer
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
あしをぼうにする
caminar hasta el agotamiento
to walk one's legs off
rolling pin
batting
master thief
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
だんちがいへいこうぼう
barras asimétricas
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
いかけやのてんびんぼう
persona entrometida
intrusive person
とりおいぼう
palo para espantar pájaros
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)
stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
どろたをぼうでうつ
hacer algo inútil
to do something stupid