n. 1. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect. [ 1913 Webster ]
Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the weakness of an exalted character. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]
[きょきょじつじつ, kyokyojitsujitsu](n, adj-no) full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses[Add to Longdo]
[こうは, kouha](n, adj-na) (1) tough elements; hard-liners; stalwarts; diehards; hawks; (2) considering association with women and interest in fashion as weakness and focusing on strength and manliness; young tough; young rowdy; (3) hard (news); hard news reporter; (4) strait-laced (person); straight-laced; overly serious regarding relations between men and women; (5) bullish traders; (P)[Add to Longdo]