(weaponry) a Japanese hand weapon or climbing tool, whereby metal hooks are strapped to the back of the forearm and hand

to battle, to fight, to wage war / to compete (in a match, for example) / to contend (for one's own interests) / (figuratively) to get through with one's sufferings or difficulties

a piece of armor or clothing for protecting the back of the hand, such as a glove or gauntlet / (Anatomy) the back of the hand

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

triumphant, proud / skilled

strong point / triumph / regular customer

hook

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend