GUSSA-RI ぐっさり
Meanings
The act of thrusting a sharp spear or blade deeply into something with great force.
Examples
・There was a knife lodged firmly in the victim’s chest. It seems that he had a strong grudge against her.
被害者の胸にぐっさりナイフが刺さっていた。強い恨みがあったようだ。
・The words my former lover said to me stuck with me (hit home to me)
and I can’t get them out.
前の恋人に言われた言葉がぐっさり刺さって抜けない。
Dogmatic Opinion
There is no sense of “Gussari” with only a small spike.
The image of a knife-like object (even the shocking words are made to look like a knife) that is stuck into the base of the knife as if it were biting into it, and has not been removed.
Proximate Expression
hit home
penetrate
