noun:

• person in charge of preparing food for rikishi (usually performed by low-ranking rikishi) - Sumo term

noun:

• ozeki-ranked wrester in danger of losing his rank - Sumo term

noun:

• leader of a (large) group ➜ 小頭
• large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp ➜ 大纛
• leader of a (large) group
• puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae) - usually written using kana alone
• first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke - Sumo term

noun:

• wrestling outside the formal tournaments; wrestling just for fun - archaism - Sumo term

expression:

• struggling to grab hold of one's opponent's belt with one's dominant hand - Sumo term

noun:

• wrestler; rikishi - archaism - Sumo term

godan ~る verb:

• to force someone out of the ring - Sumo term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to lose - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses - Sumo term

expression / adjective:

• preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip - Sumo term
• having weak defenses

noun:

• amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn) - Sumo term
• wrestling show in a roadside tent - Sumo term

noun:

• dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine); side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup) - Food term ➜ 懐石
• resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt - Sumo term

noun:

• getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again - Sumo term
• starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

noun:

• meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping - Sumo term
• meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be under strain; to be under pressure ➜ 力を入れる
• to be enthusiastic about
• to be tired (ironic) - Sumo term

noun:

• water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout - Sumo term
• fresh water used when making up one's face

noun:

• street with tramline; railroad track
• railroading the opponent straight out of the ring - Sumo term ➜ 電車道相撲

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan - Sumo term
• to be declared the winner - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet
• to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to make up to; to gain someone's trust
• to get in close to one's opponent - Martial Arts, Sumo term

noun:

• facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent - Sumo term

noun:

• gourd-shaped war fan - Military term
• referee's fan; umpire's fan - Sumo term
• fan-shaped emblem

noun:

• slim sumo wrestler; slim build - Sumo term ➜ あんこ型【あんこがた】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner) - Sumo term
• to declare someone the winner (of a competition)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring - Sumo term