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cane;walking stick;staff;wand
杖は彼に何の役にも立たなかった。
The stick didn't help him any.
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public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
See also:
五刑 (ごけい)
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Tsuesaki
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don't be a burden to others;lean on your cane, but don't lean on others