釘を刺す

くぎをさす

to give a warning, to remind (a person) of

鼻を刺す

はなをさす

to have a pungent smell, to have an acrid smell

刺す

さす

to sting, to bite

寸鉄人を刺す

すんてつひとをさす

to make a cutting remark, to stab someone with a short blade

とどめを刺す

とどめをさす

to finish off, to ensure (something) is dead, to deliver the coup de grace

くさびを刺す

くさびをさす

to make sure of

骨を折る

ほねをおる

to make efforts, to take pains

骨を盗む

ほねをぬすむ

to spare oneself, to spare oneself the trouble

骨を拾う

ほねをひろう

to collect the ashes of the deceased

豚を盗んで骨を施す

ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす

you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence; steal a pig and give the feet for alms

喉に刺さった骨

のどにささったほね

bone stuck in one's throat

刺を通ずる

しをつうずる

to present one's card

骨を埋める

ほねをうずめる ほねをうめる

to die in (a foreign land), to engage in something until death comes, to do something for the rest of one's life

骨を惜しむ

ほねをおしむ

to spare oneself the trouble, to spare oneself

骨を休める

ほねをやすめる

to draw breath, to take a rest after work, to have a breather, to take a break

刺

し とげ

calling card

骨骨し

こちごちし

boorish; unrefined

骨盤骨

こつばんこつ

Pelvic Bones

突き刺す

つきさす

to stab, to pierce, to thrust