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

a thorn, prickle / the spine (needle-like structure) of a fish's dorsal fin / Short for 刺草 (irakusa): nettle / Short for 刺虫 (iramushi): the larva of the 刺蛾 (iraga, “Monema flavescens”), a species of moth

a thorn, prickle, needle / a calling card, name card

(informal) being very inexpensive; being very cheap

(informal) bearing a shocking resemblance

(informal) being extremely spicy

劇: drama, play, comedy / 檄: harangue

an Indian lion

finish off, deliver the final blow (so to ensure (something) is dead) / (idiomatic) deliver the final blow (so to ensure (someone or something) to have no hope for recovery)