| 水 | [みず, mizu] (n) (1) (See 湯・ゆ・1) water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); (2) fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; (3) flood; floodwaters; (4) (See 力水) water offered to sumo wrestlers just prior to a bout; (5) (See 水入り) break granted to sumo wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout; (P) #197 [Add to Longdo] |
| 関 | [ぜき, zeki] (suf) (hon) (abbr) (See 関取) honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlers #1,952 [Add to Longdo] |
| 呼び出し(P);呼出し;呼出(io) | [よびだし, yobidashi] (n, vs) (1) (See 呼び出す・よびだす・1) call; summons; (n) (2) sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (3) (abbr) (See 呼び出し電話) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (4) (arch) (See 陸湯) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (5) (arch) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (6) (arch) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period); (P) #9,734 [Add to Longdo] |
| 枚数 | [まいすう, maisuu] (n) (1) the number of flat things; (2) win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers; (P) #10,314 [Add to Longdo] |
| 番付(P);番附;番付け(io) | [ばんづけ, banduke] (n) ranking of entertainers, sumo wrestlers, etc.; (P) #10,596 [Add to Longdo] |
| 前頭 | [まえがしら, maegashira] (n, adj-no) rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division; (P) #12,879 [Add to Longdo] |
| 幕下 | [まくした, makushita] (n) third highest sumo division; wrestlers of the third highest sumo division; (P) #12,964 [Add to Longdo] |
| 鉄砲(P);鉄炮 | [てっぽう, teppou] (n) (1) gun; (2) wooden pole that sumo wrestlers strike in practice (practise); (3) (col) (See 河豚) fugu; (P) #14,826 [Add to Longdo] |
| 一番出世 | [いちばんしゅっせ, ichibanshusse] (n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo [Add to Longdo] |
| 一門別総当り | [いちもんべつそうあたり, ichimonbetsusouatari] (n) obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between sumo wrestlers from the same group of stables [Add to Longdo] |
| 右四つ | [みぎよつ, migiyotsu] (n) sumo hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left [Add to Longdo] |
| 横綱審議委員会 | [よこづなしんぎいいんかい, yokodunashingiiinkai] (n) Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of sumo wrestlers to grand champions [Add to Longdo] |
| 家族別総当り | [かぞくべつそうあたり, kazokubetsusouatari] (n) rule prohibiting match-ups between sumo wrestlers from the same family [Add to Longdo] |
| 皆相撲が好き | [みんなすもうがすき, minnasumougasuki] (exp) sumo wrestlers who prefer drawn-out bouts [Add to Longdo] |
| 寄り合い;寄合い;寄合 | [よりあい, yoriai] (n) (1) meeting; gathering; (2) village assembly; (3) two wrestlers approaching each other (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 協会旅費 | [きょうかいりょひ, kyoukairyohi] (n) travel allowance paid to salaried sumo wrestlers for tournaments held outside Tokyo [Add to Longdo] |
| 系統別総当り | [けいとうべつそうあたり, keitoubetsusouatari] (n) rule prohibiting match-ups between sumo wrestlers from the same family [Add to Longdo] |
| 個人別総当り | [こじんべつそうあたり, kojinbetsusouatari] (n) hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between sumo wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation [Add to Longdo] |
| 合い口;合口 | [あいくち, aikuchi] (n) (1) chum; pal; (2) (See 匕首) dagger; stiletto; (3) unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 左四つ | [ひだりよつ, hidariyotsu] (n) sumo hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right [Add to Longdo] |
| 三つ巴の戦い;三つどもえの戦い | [みつどもえのたたかい, mitsudomoenotatakai] (n) playoff for the tournament win in sumo with three wrestlers participating [Add to Longdo] |
| 三つ巴戦 | [みつどもえせん, mitsudomoesen] (n) playoff for the tournament win in sumo with three wrestlers participating [Add to Longdo] |
| 三賞 | [さんしょう, sanshou] (n) three special awards for sumo wrestlers at the end of a tournament [Add to Longdo] |
| 三番出世 | [さんばんしゅっせ, sanbanshusse] (n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the third round of presentation after mae-zumo [Add to Longdo] |
| 三役格 | [さんやくかく, sanyakukaku] (n) sumo referee officiating bouts of san'yaku ranked wrestlers [Add to Longdo] |
| 四つ相撲 | [よつずもう, yotsuzumou] (n) sumo wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands [Add to Longdo] |
| 若い者頭 | [わかいものがしら, wakaimonogashira] (n) functionary charged with training and organising young sumo wrestlers [Add to Longdo] |
| 十両 | [じゅうりょう, juuryou] (n) second highest sumo division; wrestlers of the second highest sumo division; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 十両筆頭 | [じゅうりょうひっとう, juuryouhittou] (n) two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 床山 | [とこやま, tokoyama] (n) (actors' or sumo wrestlers') hairdresser [Add to Longdo] |
| 上位五番 | [じょういごばん, jouigoban] (n) last five matches of makushita division wrestlers (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 場所手当 | [ばしょてあて, bashoteate] (n) allowance for non-salaried sumo wrestlers during tournaments [Add to Longdo] |
| 場所入 | [ばしょいり, bashoiri] (n, vs) arrival of the sumo wrestlers to the tournament venue [Add to Longdo] |
| 新序出世披露 | [しんじょしゅっせひろう, shinjoshussehirou] (n) presenting of new sumo wrestlers to audience [Add to Longdo] |
| 水入り | [みずいり, mizuiri] (n) break granted to sumo wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout [Add to Longdo] |
| 前相撲 | [まえずもう, maezumou] (n) preliminary sumo bouts with unranked wrestlers; unranked sumo wrestlers [Add to Longdo] |
| 前頭上位 | [まえがしらじょうい, maegashirajoui] (n) ten highest ranked maegashira wrestlers certain to wrestle against san'yaku ranks (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 前頭筆頭 | [まえがしらひっとう, maegashirahittou] (n) two highest ranked maegashira wrestlers (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 相星 | [あいぼし, aiboshi] (n) sumo wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of tournament [Add to Longdo] |
| 相部屋 | [あいべや, aibeya] (n) (1) sharing a room; (2) match between wrestlers from the same sumo stable [Add to Longdo] |
| 大銀杏;大イチョウ | [おおいちょう(大銀杏);おおイチョウ(大イチョウ), ooichou ( dai ichou ); oo ichou ( dai ichou )] (n) (1) large ginkgo tree; (2) ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlers [Add to Longdo] |
| 大銀杏髷 | [おおいちょうまげ, ooichoumage] (n) ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlers [Add to Longdo] |
| 大相撲さん | [おおずもうさん, oozumousan] (n) unofficial term for professional sumo wrestlers [Add to Longdo] |
| 土俵入り | [どひょういり, dohyouiri] (n) entrance procession of sumo wrestlers into the ring [Add to Longdo] |
| 同期生 | [どうきせい, doukisei] (n) (1) classmate; graduates in the same class; (2) wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 同部屋 | [どうべや, doubeya] (n) sumo wrestlers from the same stable [Add to Longdo] |
| 二番出世 | [にばんしゅっせ, nibanshusse] (n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo [Add to Longdo] |
| 入れ換え戦 | [いれかえせん, irekaesen] (n) match-up between sumo wrestlers from different divisions who will probably 'switch' divisions in new ranking [Add to Longdo] |
| 巴戦 | [ともえせん, tomoesen] (n) (1) dogfight; (2) sumo play-off with 3 wrestlers participating [Add to Longdo] |
| 不戦 | [ふせん, fusen] (n, adj-no) (1) anti-war; war renunciation; (2) sumo bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
