black belt

black (color) / (go) a black stone; the person who plays black stones / a 女房詞 (nyōbō kotoba, “woman's word”) for 鍋 (nabe, “pot, pan”) or 釜 (kama, “pot, kettle”)

to hold, to carry something / to have, to possess / to hold up, to maintain

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

the state of being empty-handed, bare-handed, unarmed

the state of being empty-handed

(archaic) sudden-onset pain in one's hands or arms with no clear immediate cause, such as due to arthritis or neuralgia

(archaic, possibly obsolete) the state of being empty-handed, bare-handed, unarmed / (archaic, possibly obsolete) the state of being empty-handed, doing nothing with no success or positive result

karate