じらい
Noun
1.
land mine
2.
topic that sets someone off, sensitive topic, taboo topic, trigger
colloquial
3.
something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business), booby trap, pitfall
colloquial
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その話題は彼の地雷だから、触れない方がいい。
That topic is a landmine for him, so it's better not to bring it up.
彼の過去の失敗は、チームにとっての地雷だった。
His past failures were a landmine for the team.
地雷除去作業は非常に危険な任務だ。
Landmine clearance operations are extremely dangerous missions.
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