丸太

Etymology
Compound of.

First cited to a text from 1633.

Noun

 * 1)  a log: unsawn lumber  or timber, a section of a tree cut to a length and with the bark removed, but otherwise round and unfinished
 * 2)  alternate name for the  fish ; more commonly known as
 * 3)  the  ; more commonly known as
 * 4)   during the Edo period, derogatory term for an unlicensed prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun as a form of disguise from the authorities
 * 5)   human test subjects of
 * 1)   human test subjects of
 * 1)   human test subjects of

Derived terms

 * : a log cabin
 * : a log
 * : a maruta fish: a
 * : a log-style (theater) stage, made of hewn logs
 * : a kind of boat made of logs and used mainly on Lake Biwa starting from the medieval period
 * : logs used to shore up the bottom of a reservoir pond or sewer outlet

Idioms

 * : “a tack into a log” → a metaphor for one's intentions or feelings not getting through to another person, much as a tack will not go through a log