tanjian

Akiko had never used the word tanjian to describe Kyoki.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

'I am looking for Chinese known as tanjian,' So-Peng said.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

It is said by some that the tanjian were the precursors of ninja.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

They were known as tanjian, the walkers in stealth.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

A tanjian is a more dangerous foe than one can imagine. '

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

'Then it would be safe to assume that the tanjian is the link between them.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Nicholas and Nangi had said that Akiko had been a kind of tanjian, but that this one, this dorokusai, was far more powerful.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

He drew inward and at the core of himself rejected his tanjian eye, opting for Kshira.

Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995

He tried to focus his mind, to open his tanjian eye, but something was holding him back, like the web of a spider, and he could not find kokoro, the center of all things.

Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995

As the light from his tanjian eye faded, he became aware not of the familiar darkness but of a maelstrom.

Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995