dagger

stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)

impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur; incentive; encouragement; stimulation; motivation; provocation

excitement; thrill

to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust

Rarely also written 螫す

to sting; to bite

to sew; to stitch; to embroider

to pole (a boat)

to catch (with a limed pole)

Baseball

to put (a runner) out; to pick off

to stick (into); to pierce

to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in)

to resonate emotionally; to move

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

embroidery

thorn; spine; prickle

splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)

biting words

business card

Idiomatic expression

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; to drive in a nail