a skewer, spit / (Shinto) Short for 玉串 (tamagushi): a branch of a 榊 (sakaki) tree used as a Shinto offering / Short for 幕串 (makugushi): a post used to hang a curtain / a candle's wick

a surname

(slang, computing) a proxy server

skewer / shish kebab / suspension / hitch

criticize with pointed words / spike, thorn / stab, prick / name card

comb

櫛: comb / 串: skewer; proxy server / 駆使: good command of, full use of

駆使: have excellent command of

a thorn, prickle / a splinter / a biting word

Short for 米刺 (komesashi): a small tool used to extract a sample of rice from a bag in order to test its quality