Nountrigger (of a gun, etc.) · trigger (for something); immediate cause

Nounclaw hoe; coal-trimming rake

Nounsponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd · loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable sponge · worthless thing; insignificant thing

Nounkoto plectrum

Nounspur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.); cockspur; calcar · fetlock

Nounlunula; half-moon (of a fingernail)

Noun, Suru verbcutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close · deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail

Nounfingernail

Nouncockspur

Nounclaw; talon

Nounnail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)

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

Noundewclaw

Noun, Suru verbnail removal; declawing

Noun, Suru verbdeclawing

Nounplectrum

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

NounGamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree) · extremely spicy form of chili pepper · variety of high-quality green tea

Nouningrown toenail

Nouningrown nail; ingrowing nail

Nounartificial fingernail; fake fingernail

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounthumbnail

Nounephemeral nature of human deeds and events; evanescence of human affairs; leaving no trace; dust in the wind