expression:

• the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished - proverb ➜ 出る杭は打たれる
• tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked - proverb ➜ 出る杭は打たれる

noun:

• pointer; pointing stick

expression:

• the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished - proverb ➜ 出る釘は打たれる
• tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked - proverb ➜ 出る釘は打たれる

noun:

• chemical light; light stick ➜ サイリウム

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to paste; to stick something with paste
• to earn a living

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

noun:

• priest's flapper made from the tail of a large deer; long stick with the tail of a large deer attached ➜ 払子

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
• to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
• to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
• to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
• to take root
• to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
• to side with; to belong to
• to possess; to haunt ➜ 憑く
• to be lit; to be lighted ➜ 点く
• to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
• to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
• to be sensed; to be perceived
• to be lucky - from 運がつく

suffix / godan ~く verb:

• to become (a state, condition, etc.) - after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words ➜ 付く【づく】

noun:

• sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake
• squid ink; octopus ink
• carpenter's inking string ➜ 墨繩【すみなわ】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
• to sting; to bite ➜ 螫す
• to sew; to stitch; to embroider
• to pole (a boat) ➜ 差す
• to catch (with a limed pole)
• to put (a runner) out; to pick off - Baseball term

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)
• to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with ➜ 添う

godan ~る verb:

• to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push out; to project; to stick out
• to hand over (e.g. to the police)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to do something stupid; to do something pointless; to hit a muddy rice field with a stick [literal] - obscure term - idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

expression:

• prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling [literal] - proverb

noun:

• corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried) - From English "American dog"

noun:

• inaw (ritual wood shaving stick used in Ainu prayers to the spiritual world.) - From Ainu

noun:

• burr (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes) ➜ くっつき虫

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.)
• to hit; to punch; to kick; to beat - Kansai dialect
• to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.) - slang

noun:

• pomade (in stick form)
• tic ➜ チック症

suffix:

• -tic - colloquialism ➜ 的【てき】

noun:

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

noun:

• bamboo rod (stick, pole)