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爪 つめ N2

  1. claw; hoof; nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); talon
  2. pick; plectrum
  3. clasp; hook

爪切り つめきり

  1. nail clippers

爪楊枝 つまようじ

  1. toothpick

爪だに つめだに

  1. cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)

爪で拾って箕で零す つめでひろってみでこぼす

  1. penny wise and pound foolish

爪とぎ つめとぎ

  1. claw sharpening
  2. claw sharpener; scratching post (for cats)

爪に火をともす つめにひをともす

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

爪の先ほど つめのさきほど

  1. (to a) slight degree; small amount; wee bit

爪の垢 つめのあか

  1. dirt under one's fingernails
  2. bit; scrap; shred (of decency, etc.); smidgen

爪の垢を煎じて飲む つめのあかをせんじてのむ

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