Weak point - Vital point

Japanese: 急所 - きゅうしょ
Weak point - Vital point
〘noun〙① A vital part of the body where attack can be life-threatening. Moxibustion spot. *From the Heiji period (around 1220) : "The waterfall has been struck in a vital spot; do not let the enemy take your neck." ② The most important part of something. A key point. A crucial point. Moxibustion spot. *Tosei Shosei Kishichi (1885-86), Tsubouchi Shoyo, 18: "In general, everything has a key point." ③ The name for the front part of the Noh stage that is closest to the audience seats, if the Noh stage is divided horizontally into thirds, and the part closest to the main stage, if the bridge is divided vertically into thirds, in other words, the area around Ichinomatsu.

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 体の中で、そこを攻められると命にかかわる大事なところ。灸所(きゅうしょ)。※平治(1220頃か)中「滝口は急所を射られつるぞ、敵に頸とらすな」② 物事の最も大切なところ。要所。要点。灸所。※当世書生気質(1885‐86)〈坪内逍遙〉一八「総じて物事には究所(キウショ)のあるなり」③ 能舞台を横に三分して、最も観客席に近い前の部分、および橋がかりを縦に三分して、最も正面舞台に近い部分、すなわち、一の松のあたりの称。

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