specialness, exceptionality

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

sharp / pointed / stab

brethren / bulla / cells / cysts / vase(esp as one used to store alcahol) / vesicle

(cytology) a cell

an organism; a life form

(idiomatic) support, take someone's side, stand by someone