Many say it reflects the communal nature of Japanese society, developed in the rice paddies and reflected in the time-worn adage, "the nail that sticks up will be hammered down."

许多人说，这反映了日本社会的集体天性：“枪打出头鸟。”

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The leaves of Dragon Well are broad and flat, no longer than the average finger nail, and is very similar to the Japanese green tea, "Sencha".

龙井的叶子又宽有平，不比手指甲的平均长度长，并与日本的绿茶“僧茶”非常相似。

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Mr Reich's battle with the inscrutable Japanese president of the Bridgestone tyre company, whom he is trying to nail for safety infractions, is nothing compared to his struggles with Lloyd Bentsen and then Bob Rubin at the Treasury.

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Despite years of bemoaning their own saying ("A nail that sticks out gets hammered in"), too many Japanese continue to be pushed into the woodwork.

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