爪

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof

plectrum; pick

hook; clasp

Anatomy

nail plate; nail bed

fingernail mark; scratch

scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages; after-effects

standing on tiptoes

toothpick

claws and fangs; claws and tusks

clutches; devious design; means of causing harm; weapon

pawn; stooge; cat's-paw

right-hand man

shunning; ostracism; exclusion; rejection; snub; leaving (someone) out; giving (someone) the cold shoulder

flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)

nail clippers

dirt under one's fingernails

Idiomatic expression

shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen

to sharpen one's claws

to stand on tiptoe

Idiomatic expression

to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

Java (Indonesian island)

Abbreviation

Java coffee

to stand on tiptoes

claw sharpening

scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener

to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

Idiomatic expression

to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)

clang of hoofs; sound of a koto

standing on tiptoes

nail file

playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)

thumb print

habit of biting one's nails

protective cover on a clog