noun:

• clothes a wrestler wears when he has his belt on - Sumo term

noun:

• hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss - Sumo term

noun:

• walking with bent knees to strengthen thighs and improve balance - Sumo term

noun:

• pushing up with hands under opponent's armpits; armpit push - Sumo term

noun:

• drumming at the end of the day of wrestling inviting spectators to return tomorrow - Sumo term

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• arrival of the wrestlers to the tournament venue - Sumo term

noun:

• allowance for non-salaried wrestlers during tournaments - Sumo term

noun:

• waiting wrestler's sitting cushion - Sumo term

noun:

• table of rankings - Sumo term

noun:

• rank-deciding committee - Sumo term

noun:

• bales forming the steps to climb onto the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• collision; bumping into
• head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice - abbreviation - Sumo term ➜ ぶつかり稽古

noun:

• head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice - Sumo term

noun:

• regular matches in an official tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent - Sumo term

noun:

• extreme leg-stretching exercise to increase flexibility of the crotch - Sumo term

noun:

• pushing against the wooden pole in practice - Sumo term

noun:

• Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I (dominant 1950s yokozuna) - Sumo term ➜ 栃若時代

noun:

• era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana - Sumo term ➜ 貴輪時代

noun:

• era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi - Sumo term ➜ 北玉時代

noun:

• era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi - Sumo term

noun:

• era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II - Sumo term ➜ 曙貴時代

noun:

• era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado - Sumo term ➜ 柏鵬時代

noun:

• era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II - Sumo term

noun:

• era during the 1950s dominated by grand champions Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I - Sumo term