Meaning of suki | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a favored customer; a regular who receives preferential treatment
   Philippines
2. An opening to the enemy; a weak spot that provides an advantage for one's opponent.
   Japan

Examples

“Near the opposite end of the suki continuum, the "subjective" pole, are special suki.”

“Frequent buyers in a particular store become the suki, so that with this kind of a relationship, the marketgoer gets an extra treat, like obtaining more tomatoes for the price of a kilo.”

“The suki relationship in the Philippines, a credit/marketing linkage, is often assumed to be exploitative of the fisher.”

“This gluing is "stoppage," and every stoppage means giving an advantage to the enemy, which is a suki.”

“When you receive a strike, it is because there is a suki. Your opponent draws your attention to your weak spots, and you endeavor to ensure that you do not receive a strike in the same place again.”

“Often, though, a suki to the chest will cause the sword to become lodged between bone and cartilage making it very difficult to quickly remove.”

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