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N1 Noun

急所(きゅうしょ)

vitals, tender spot, key (of a problem), crux, essential point, secret, male crotch (as a target in fighting)

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      急所(きゅうしょ)()いた質問(しつもん)にドキッとする。

      I'm taken aback by the question that hit a tender spot. {vitals, tender spot, key (of a problem), crux, essential point, secret, male crotch (as a target in fighting)}

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      弾丸(だんがん)急所(きゅうしょ)(はず)れたのはラッキーでした。

      It was fortunate that the bullet missed the vitals. {vitals, tender spot, key (of a problem), crux, essential point, secret, male crotch (as a target in fighting)}

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      刑事(けいじ):「被害(ひがい)(しゃ)は、急所(きゅうしょ)()されて死亡(しぼう)したようだ。」

      Detective: "It seems the victim died from being stabbed in the vitals." {vitals, tender spot, key (of a problem), crux, essential point, secret, male crotch (as a target in fighting)}

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      新人(しんじん)相手(あいて)急所(きゅうしょ)()質問(しつもん)をするなんて、スパルタにも(ほど)がある。

      Asking a newcomer such pointed questions, it's even beyond Spartan. {vitals, tender spot, key (of a problem), crux, essential point, secret, male crotch (as a target in fighting)}

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      問題(もんだい)急所(きゅうしょ)(するど)()かれた責任(せきにん)(しゃ)は、記者(きしゃ)への返答(へんとう)にあたふたしている。

      The person in charge, sharply hit at the crux of the problem, is flustered in responding to the journalist. {vitals, tender spot, key (of a problem), crux, essential point, secret, male crotch (as a target in fighting)}

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