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光る棒ひかるぼうExpressionsglowstick; light stick
柔剣棒じゅうけんぼうExpressionsjūkenbō; body, sword and staff techniques
棒を引くぼうをひくExpressionsdraw a line; rule a line
棒に振るぼうにふるExpressionswaste; throw away; ruin
棒ほど願って針ほど叶うぼうほどねがってはりほどかなうExpressionsyou can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope
泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯うどろぼうをとらえてなわをなうExpressionsstarting something too late; acting after the fact; closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
泥田を棒で打つどろたをぼうでうつExpressionsdo something stupid; do something pointless
犬も歩けば棒に当たるいぬもあるけばぼうにあたるExpressionsif you try something, you may get hurt; nothing ventured, nothing gained (negative) · good luck can come when you least expect it; fortune favors the bold (positive)
箸にも棒にもかからないはしにもぼうにもかからないExpressionshopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing
箸にも棒にも引っかからないはしにもぼうにもひっかからないExpressionshopeless; incorrigible; good-for-nothing
藪から棒やぶからぼうExpressionsout of the blue; bolt from the blue; complete surprise
藪から棒にやぶからぼうにExpressionsout of the blue; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
足が棒になるあしがぼうになるN1Expressionslegs feel like lead; legs turn to jelly; get stiff legs
足を棒にするあしをぼうにするExpressionswalk one's legs off; walk until one's legs feel like lead; walk to the point of exhaustion
針ほどのことを棒ほどに言うはりほどのことをぼうほどにいうExpressionsexaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
飢えたる犬は棒を恐れずうえたるいぬはぼうをおそれずExpressionsa starving dog fears no stick