Meanings

a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)

column shape

Onbashira Festival

central pillar of a pagoda

hard-nosed

hard-nosed

to take someone down a peg

tenpin bowling

posthole (archaeology)

marker

cylindrical lens

spliced pole (building, electrical)

bollard

distribution transformer

bridge pillar

colonnade

prop word

stack

bollard

posted guide with information about each horse (name, pedigree, past performance, etc.)