(adj) difficult to handle; requiring great tact, Syn. touchy, ticklish, Example:delicate negotiations with the big powers; hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter; a touchy subject
[とがる(尖る;尖がる)(P);とんがる, togaru ( togaru ; sen garu )(P); tongaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to taper to a point; to become sharp; (2) to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge; to be touchy; (P)