Aid
Help, Assistance
noun, verbal noun, の adjective
ほさ
助力 (じょりょく) Assistance, Support
尽力 (じんりょく) Efforts, Assistance
援助 (えんじょ) Assistance, Aid
補佐 (ほさ) Aid, Help, Assistance
扶助 (ふじょ) Aid, Help, Support
He used a garden hoe ほ and a saw さ as Aids.