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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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    1. Noun

      1.

      vital part (of the body), tender spot, weak point, vitals

    2. Noun

      2.

      key point, essential point, crux (of a problem), heart (of a matter)

    3. Noun

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    急所 【きゅうしょ】

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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。

      That question hit a tender spot, and it really caught me off guard.

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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 lucky the bullet missed my vitals.

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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: 'Looks like the victim was stabbed in the vitals and died.'

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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 a hard-hitting question... Now that’s harsh.

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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 official, having been pressed right at the crux of the issue, is scrambling to respond to the reporter.

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