a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

(idiomatic) the nail that sticks out gets hammered down

a nail; a spike made of metal or hard material used to stick something

nail

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

to hit, to beat, to strike / (baseball) to hit / (computing) to type / (shogi) to drop / to make noodles

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

add emphasis to the verb, violently, strongly, quickly, suddenly, (e.g. 打(ぶ)ち込(こ)む (buchikomu), ぶっ殺(ころ)す (bukkorosu), ぶん殴(なぐ)る (bunnaguru))

adds emphasis to the verb, (e.g. 打(う)ち寄(よ)せる (uchiyoseru), 打(う)ち捨(す)てる (uchisuteru), 打(う)ち続(つづ)く (uchitsuzuku))