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calling card
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名刺 (めいし)
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espinas
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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.
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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.
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biting words
彼の言葉にはとげがあった。
There was a bite in his remark.
Other forms
棘 【とげ】
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bloodletting (in traditional Chinese medicine)
Other forms
刺胳 【しらく】 (rarely used kanji form)