まぐろ

まぐろ

Tuna.

Here, 'まぐろ' refers to the food item, tuna, commonly served as sushi or sashimi in Japanese cuisine.

寿司屋で美味しいまぐろを食べました。

I ate delicious tuna at the sushi restaurant.

In this sentence, 'まぐろ' refers to the live tuna fish caught in fishing.

その漁師は毎日まぐろを探しに出かけます。

That fisherman goes out every day to look for tuna.

This usage of 'まぐろ' is metaphorical, where it implies something dull or monotonous, derived from the tuna's common representation in sushi preparations.

彼の話にはいつもまぐろの部分があるようだ。

It seems his stories always have a boring part.