先棒

さきぼう

front palanquin bearer

お先棒

おさきぼう

flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another

御先棒

おさきぼう ごさきぼう

a person whose services are at the disposal of another

お先棒を担ぐ

おさきぼうをかつぐ

to be a willing cats-paw or tool for a person

棒

ぼう

pole, rod, stick

先先週

せんせんしゅう さきざきしゅう

week before last

先の先

せんのせん

striking just before one's opponent makes a move

先

さき せん

former, previous, old

先々の先

せんせんのせん

predicting and striking just before one's opponent makes a move (kendo)

先ず先ず

まずまず

tolerable, passable, adequate, so-so

行く先先

ゆくさきざき いくさきざき

everywhere, everywhere one goes, wherever one goes

丸棒

まるぼう

round bar (of metal, etc.)

棒鋼

ぼうこう

steel rod

痛棒

つうぼう

severe attack, bitter (harsh) criticism

梶棒

かじぼう

shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles), thills

心棒

しんぼう

shaft, axle

綿棒

めんぼう

cotton swab

棒術

ぼうじゅつ

bojutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon), cudgels

棒鱈

ぼうだら

dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)