noun:

• rod; pole
• neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen - esp. 棹
• beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
• single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
• penis - slang

counter:

• counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

noun:

• flagstaff; flagpole
• arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• flail (for threshing grain)

noun:

• pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

noun:

• bamboo pole

suffix / counter:

• counter for poles, rods, etc.

noun:

• one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod

noun:

• birdlime-covered pole ➜ 鳥刺

noun:

• broad daylight

noun:

• lime stick for catching insects

noun:

• fishing rod

noun:

• a jointed fishing rod