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釘

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裏釘うらくぎNoun
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nail sticking through

隠し釘隠しくぎかくしくぎNoun
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concealed nail

角釘角くぎかくくぎNoun
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square nail; square peg

Examples
ジョンとキャシーは興味も性格も違う。その二人を一緒にさせようとするのは丸穴に角釘を打つようなものだ。
John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.
蟹目釘かにめくぎNoun
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large half-dome-shaped nail

釘師くぎしNoun
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Colloquial

pachinko nail adjuster; pachinko parlor employee who adjusts the machines to regulate profit and loss

大釘おおくぎNoun
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Civil engineering

spike; very large nail

出る釘は打たれるでるくぎはうたれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #250330
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Proverb

the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished

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Proverb

tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

止めくぎ留めくぎ止め釘留め釘とめくぎNounFreq #310554
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stop peg; toggle; tack

Examples
しかし、彼は違った大きさや色の木製の留めくぎを見たことはあるかもしれない。
He might, however, have seen a wooden peg of a different size or color.
釘刺し試験くぎさししけん釘刺試験Noun
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nail penetration test (of batteries)

合折れ釘合折釘あいおれくぎNoun
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L-shaped nail; staple; small clamp

釘打ち機釘打機くぎうちきNoun
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riveting machine; nail gun; nailer

掛け釘かけくぎNounFreq #272169
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Rare term

peg

Examples
帽子を掛け釘に掛けた。
I hung my hat on the peg.
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