拳

being empty-handed

being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

Martial arts

thrusting technique

automatic pistol

(punishment by) striking with fists

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

Interjection; Called out before revealing one's hand

rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!

Common noun

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

Chinese martial art

revolver

Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)

Martial arts

Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art

barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)

firmly bear in mind; have something engraved on one's mind (heart)

heavy weight boxer

Organization name

ShorinjiKempo Federation Foundation

Idiomatic expression; Said by children when making a pinky swear

cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles

dementia pugilistica; boxer's dementia; punch-drunk syndrome

wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

flare gun; Very pistol; signal pistol

Organization name

World Shorinji Kempo Organization

Organization name

Japan Health Taijiquan Association

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Fist of the North Star (manga series and media franchise; written by Buronson and illustrated by Hara Tetsuo)

Historical term

mushi-ken; Japanese rock-paper-scissors variant, in which the "frog", "snake" and "slug" are represented by the thumb, forefinger and little finger respectively

Rare term

revolver

Rare term

boxer; fighter