Countercounter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles

Nounlever · agent (causing something to happen); instrument; force · assistant; helper

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbshoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; support; promotion · manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up

Nounprinciple of leverage