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  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    thorn;spine;prickle
    どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。
    Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh);hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
    この指に刺がささって取れません。
    I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    biting words
    彼の言葉にはとげがあった。
    There was a bite in his remark.
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