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a thorn, prickle

a splinter

a biting word

Short for 米刺 (komesashi): a small tool used to extract a sample of rice from a bag in order to test its quality

in the Edo period, a paper string used to store ぜに (zeni, round coins with a square hole in the center)

Short for 刺身 (sashimi): sliced pieces of fish or other meat

a thorn, prickle

the spine (needle-like structure) of a fish's dorsal fin

Short for 刺草 (irakusa): nettle

Short for 刺虫 (iramushi): the larva of the 刺蛾 (iraga, Monema flavescens), a species of moth

the horn-like projections of 金平糖 (konpeitō, sugar candy of varying colors and flavors)

Synonym of 水母 (kurage): a jellyfish

a thorn, prickle, needle

a calling card, name card

Source: wiktionary.org