棘(とげ)thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words

バラの棘(とげ)が洋服(ようふく)に刺(さ)さった。

The thorn of the rose got stuck in the clothes. {thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words}

サボテンのとげを触(さわ)ったら怪我(けが)をしました。

I got hurt when I touched the thorn of a cactus. {thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words}

ウニの棘(とげ)は自分(じぶん)の身(み)を天敵(てんてき)から守(まも)るためにあります。

The spines of a sea urchin exist to protect itself from its natural enemies. {thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words}

シェフ：「魚(さかな)を使(つか)う時(とき)、そのとげを全(すべ)て抜(ぬ)く下(した)処理(しょり)が大変(たいへん)なのなんのって。」

Chef: "When using fish, the task of removing all the bones in the preparation process is just so tedious." {thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words}

棘(とげ)のある言葉(ことば)をクラスメイトに言(い)われたとあって、僕(ぼく)は少(すこ)し落(お)ち込(こ)んでいます。

Having been spoken to with biting words by a classmate, I am feeling a bit down. {thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words}