Why are some gemstones like ruby and emerald red and green, yet diamond is colorless? As with many things in life, when it comes to gemstones, looks can be deceiving. While all are beautiful, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds each attain their brilliant color through different means. Transition metals can transform even the plainest crystal into a coveted treasure.
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word chikan Chikan (ç´æ¼¢, ?ã«ã³, or ? ? ã) is a Japanese term meaning molester or pervert. The term is frequently used to describe people, who take advantage of the crowded conditions on the public transit systems to touch people, primarily females, sexually. March 29, 2007
Even the term Kara does not mean empty in the deeper sense, and surely not in the context of the compound term Karate. In the deeper sense, the kanji also means expansion or sky. In this sense the art of Karate can mean that it is as unlimited as the expansion - sky's the limit. When you consider that on the surface the techniques look like they are punches, blocks, kicks, stepping to and fro, turning, you can say it is empty hand.