Meanings

control rod

bar (e.g. on a door)

cotton swab

(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod

bar thermometer

to hit with a club

to draw a line

form of martial art using a short cane staff

6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.)

front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people)

underhand character

rolling pin

freeloader

tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient)

preaching burglar

professional thievery

very tall person

person missing at least one hand

to be a willing cats-paw

(police officer's) baton