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thumbnail

to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)

from head to toe

sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd

loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable sponge

Usu. as ...も〜もない, ...も〜もあるものか, etc.

worthless thing; insignificant thing

Word usually written using kana alone

Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)

extremely spicy form of chili pepper

variety of high-quality green tea

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close

deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail

fingernail

Proverb

a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons

spur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.); cockspur; calcar

fetlock

artificial fingernail; fake fingernail

koto plectrum

Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)

ingrown toenail

to tiptoe

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)

African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)

dewclaw

cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)

Anatomy

lunula; half-moon (of a fingernail)

African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata); sulcata tortoise

nail removal; declawing

groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument

claw hoe; coal-trimming rake

cockspur