public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

person upon whom one relies

jōjutsu, form of martial art using a cane staff

jōdō, form of martial art using a cane staff

janggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo

staff-shaped

ceremonial weapon, ceremony

khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks), pewter staff

blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight

blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight

blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight

resting one's chin in one's hands, brace (in construction), angle brace

resting one's chin in one's hands, brace (in construction), angle brace

resting one's chin in one's hands, brace (in construction), angle brace

Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), flowering bamboo

staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)

brace (in construction), angle brace

mace, (ceremonial) staff

wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women)

white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)

forked stick

crosier, crozier

to walk with a cane

holy staff, sacred staff

bamboo rod (stick, pole)

flail with a retractable iron weight and chain

to walk with a cane

to walk with a cane

swordstick, sword cane, loaded cane

crutch, crutches