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拳
kitsune-ken; shōya-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)
game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head
shōya-ken; kitsune-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, played with hand gestures representing a fox, hunter and village headman
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)
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
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