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
しきぼう
baguette de chef d'orchestre
conductor's stick
tug of war played with a pole
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
servir d'instrument à quelqu'un
to be a willing cats-paw
flail (for threshing grain)
sneak thief
slovenly
selfie stick
prong (of a buckle)
prop
prop
のしぼう
rouleau à pâtisserie
rolling pin
piston rod
matchstick
cotton swab
rīchi bet
stick of candy
うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
qui ment, vole
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
voler des fleurs n'est pas un crime
it is no crime to steal flowers
かくねんりょうぼう
barre de combustible nucléaire
nuclear fuel rod
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles)
fireman's pole
かゆかきぼう
bâton pour remuer le porridge
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 chien affamé ne craint pas le bâton
a starved dog does not fear the rod
おににかなぼう
donner une masse à un ogre
making something strong even stronger
きゅうりょうどろぼう
voleur de salaire
(work) shirker
うしおいぼう
aiguillon à bétail
cattle prod
rustler
おうみどろぼういせこじき
voleurs d'Ōmi et mendiants d'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 chance sourit à celui qui se bouge
good luck may come unexpectedly
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
あとぼう
porteur arrière de palanquin
rear carrier of a palanquin
glowstick
さいとりぼう
perche pour passer des objets
pole used to hand things up a ladder
さいぼう
bâton pour conjurer le mauvais sort
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
くるまどろぼう
voleur de voitures
auto theft
しゃだんぼう
barrière de passage
(railway) crossing bar
person missing at least one hand
jūkenbō
vertical line
いわいぼう
bâton rituel du koshōgatsu
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshōgatsu ceremonies
charred stake
やけぼっくいにひがつく
un vieil amour qui renaît
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
exagération
exaggeration
exaggeration
ひとをみたらどろぼうとおもえ
méfiez-vous des inconnus
don't trust strangers
control rod
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
cambrioleur sermonneur
preaching burglar
front palanquin bearer
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
あしがぼうになる
avoir les jambes raides
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
あしをぼうにする
marcher jusqu'à l'épuisement
to walk one's legs off
うちぼう
rouleau à pâtisserie
rolling pin
batting
master thief
かつぎぼう
perche de transport
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
だんちがいへいこうぼう
barres asymétriques
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
いかけやのてんびんぼう
personne indiscrète
intrusive person
とりおいぼう
bâton pour chasser les oiseaux
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
faire quelque chose d'inutile
to do something stupid