雁爪[ganzume] Japanese rake
糸爪[hechima] sponge gourd
爪で拾って箕で零す[tsumedehirottemidekobosu] penny wise and pound foolish
爪痕[tsumeato] fingernail mark
爪先[tsumasaki] tiptoe

爪先で歩く[tsumasakidearuku] to tiptoe
爪弾き[tsumahajiki] black sheep (of a family)
爪楊枝[tsumayouji] toothpick
爪立ち[tsumadachi] standing on tiptoes

金糸雀[kinshijaku] canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
亜麻糸[amaito] flax yarn
綾糸[ayaito] colored thread
一糸[isshi] string
一糸まとわぬ[isshimatowanu] stark naked

一糸一毫[isshiichigou] tiny amount
下糸入れ[shitaitoire] shuttle
菌糸[kinshi] fungal filament
結紮糸[kessatsushi] ligature
原糸[genshi] thread for weaving