| 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] |
| 相撲(P);角力 | [すもう(P);すまい(相撲)(ok), sumou (P); sumai ( sumou )(ok)] (n) (1) sumo wrestling; (2) (abbr) (See 相撲取り) sumo wrestler; rikishi; (P) #3,426 [Add to Longdo] |
| プロレスラー | [puroresura-] (n) pro wrestler #3,529 [Add to Longdo] |
| 力士 | [りきし, rikishi] (n) (1) sumo wrestler; rikishi; (2) strong man; (P) #4,852 [Add to Longdo] |
| 大関 | [おおぜき, oozeki] (n) sumo wrestler of second highest rank; (P) #7,852 [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] |
| レスラー;レスラ | [resura-; resura] (n) wrestler #9,773 [Add to Longdo] |
| 回し(P);廻し | [まわし, mawashi] (n, n-suf) sumo wrestler's loincloth; (P) #9,783 [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] |
| 金星 | [きんぼし, kinboshi] (n) (1) dazzling victory; (2) win of rank-and-file sumo wrestler over the grand champion; (P) #10,740 [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] |
| 関脇 | [せきわけ, sekiwake] (n) sumo wrestler of the third highest rank; (P) #15,484 [Add to Longdo] |
| 休場 | [きゅうじょう, kyuujou] (n, vs) (1) theater closure; theatre closure; stage absence; (2) (sumo) wrestler's absence from the tournament; (P) #16,124 [Add to Longdo] |
| 四股 | [しこ, shiko] (n) sumo wrestler ceremonial leg raising and stomping #17,532 [Add to Longdo] |
| あんこ型 | [あんこがた, ankogata] (n) sumo wrestler with a big belly [Add to Longdo] |
| ちゃんこ屋 | [ちゃんこや, chankoya] (n) chanko restaurant, often owned by former sumo wrestler [Add to Longdo] |
| エレベーター力士 | [エレベーターりきし, erebe-ta-rikishi] (n) sumo wrestler that keeps going up and down the rankings [Add to Longdo] |
| ドロ着 | [ドロぎ, doro gi] (n) clothes sumo wrestler wears when he has his belt on [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] |
| 引退相撲 | [いんたいずもう, intaizumou] (n) exhibition match held at sumo wrestler's retirement ceremony [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] |
| 下がり | [さがり, sagari] (n) decline; hanging down; leaving; a little after; decorative cords (hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt); (P) [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] |
| 家賃が高い | [やちんがたかい, yachingatakai] (exp) (1) expensive to rent; (2) sumo wrestler ranked too high for his abilities [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] |
| 角番 | [かどばん, kadoban] (n) (1) make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament; (2) ozeki-ranked sumo wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament [Add to Longdo] |
| 看板大関 | [かんばんおおぜき, kanban'oozeki] (n) physically exceptional sumo wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period [Add to Longdo] |
| 関取 | [せきとり, sekitori] (n) ranking sumo wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions; (P) [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] |
| 胸を出す | [むねをだす, munewodasu] (exp, v5s) to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior sumo wrestler) [Add to Longdo] |
| 業師 | [わざし, wazashi] (n) tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow [Add to Longdo] |
| 九六 | [くんろく, kunroku] (n) ozeki ranked sumo wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank [Add to Longdo] |
| 稽古場経費 | [けいこばけいひ, keikobakeihi] (n) allowance paid by the Sumo Association to sumo coach for each wrestler in his stable [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] |
| 御当地相撲 | [ごとうちずもう, gotouchizumou] (n) local sumo wrestler; crowd favourite; crowd favorite [Add to Longdo] |
| 公傷制度 | [こうしょうせいど, koushouseido] (n) permission for sumo wrestler who was injured in an official tournament to be absent in the next one [Add to Longdo] |
| 控えの力士 | [ひかえのりきし, hikaenorikishi] (n) sumo wrestler waiting at the ringside [Add to Longdo] |
| 控え布団;控布団 | [ひかえぶとん, hikaebuton] (n) waiting wrestler's sitting cushion (sumo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 控え力士;控力士 | [ひかえりきし, hikaerikishi] (n) sumo wrestler waiting his turn by the ring [Add to Longdo] |
| 綱取り | [つなとり, tsunatori] (n) candidate for Yokozuna rank in sumo; ozeki-rank sumo wrestler trying to attain the rank of yokozuna [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] |
