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noun
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ingrown nail, ingrowing nail
Other readings:
陥入爪【かんにゅうつめ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
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fetlock (horse, etc.), spur (chicken, etc.), cockspur, dewclaw (dog, etc.)
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距【けづめ】
noun
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African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), sulcata tortoise(usually kana)
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ケヅメリクガメ
noun
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Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)(usually kana)
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コツメカワウソ
adjective
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formal, stiff, pompous, stern, solemn, grave(usually kana)
noun
1.
claws and fangs, claws and tusks
2.
clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon
3.
pawn, stooge, cat's-paw
4.
right-hand man
noun
1.
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)(usually kana)
2.
extremely spicy form of chili pepper
See also:唐辛子
3.
variety of high-quality green tea
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タカノツメ
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to finger, to roll between the thumb and the fingers
noun
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uphill path, path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
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つま先上がり【つまさきあがり】
、爪先上り【つまさきあがり】
Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
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to stand on tiptoes
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つま先立つ【つまさきだつ】
expression, Godan-ku verb
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to tiptoe
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爪先で歩く【つまさきであるく】
noun
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silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a requiem shark found throughout the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまじろ《端白》
、つまじろ《妻白》
、ツマジロ
noun, auxillary suru verb
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playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
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爪弾き【つめびき】
noun
1.
fingernail mark, scratch
2.
scars (e.g. of war), traces (of damage), ravages, after-effects
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爪痕【つめあと】
、爪あと【つめあと】
、つめ跡【つめあと】
、ツメ跡【ツメあと】
noun
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African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)(usually kana)
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ツメガエル
noun
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cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)(usually kana)
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つめだに《爪蜱》
、ツメダニ
expression
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penny wise and pound foolish(idiom )
noun
1.
claw sharpening
2.
scratching post (for cats), claw sharpener
Other readings:
爪研ぎ【つめとぎ】
、ツメ研ぎ【ツメとぎ】
、つめ研ぎ【つめとぎ】
expression, Godan-su verb
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to lead a stingy life, to scrimp and save, to pinch pennies, to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)(idiom )
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爪に火を灯す【つめにひをともす】
、つめに火をともす【つめにひをともす】
、爪に火を点す【つめにひをともす】
expression, noun
1.
dirt under one's fingernails
2.
shred (of decency, etc.), scrap, bit, smidgen(idiom )
expression, Godan-mu verb
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to take a lesson from (a wise person), to follow in the footsteps of, to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)(idiom )
noun
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lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail), nail moon
expression, Godan-gu verb
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to sharpen one's claws
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爪を研ぐ【つめをとぐ】
expression
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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(proverb)
Other readings:
能有る鷹は爪を隠す【のうあるたかはつめをかくす】
、脳ある鷹は爪を隠す【のうあるたかはつめをかくす】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick, cutting a nail too close
noun
2.
deep-set nail, deep-set part of nail
noun
1.
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca), Egyptian cucumber, Vietnamese luffa, dishrag gourd(usually kana)
2.
loofah, loofa, vegetable sponge(usually kana)
3.
something useless(usually kana)(metaphorically, generally in negative sentences)
Other readings:
へちま《天糸瓜》[2]
、へちま《糸爪》[1][2]
、ヘチマ
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)