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N1 Noun

(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

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      バラの(とげ)洋服(ようふく)()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}

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      サボテンのとげ(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}

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      ウニの(とげ)自分(じぶん)()天敵(てんてき)から(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}

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      シェフ:「(さかな)使(つか)(とき)、そのとげ(すべ)()(した)処理(しょり)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}

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      (とげ)のある言葉(ことば)をクラスメイトに()われたとあって、(ぼく)(すこ)()()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}

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