Vocabulary

inner-thigh-propping twist down

head pivot throw

twisting overarm throw

twisting underarm throw

forward force down

backward belt throw

backward-twisting overarm throw

two-handed arm twist down

clasped-hand twist down

two-handed head twist down

head-twisting throw

arm-locking twist down

hook; gab

head chop down

rear lift out

lifting body slam

rear push down

rear throw down

rear leg trip

rear pull down

upper-arm force out

arm-barring force out; locking arms around an opponent and pushing him out of the ring

arm-barring force down

backward lean out

pulling body slam

hand touch down

knee touch down

rear step out

large ginkgo tree

female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler

match that determines if a rikishi will have more wins than losses

"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi

wrestling performed in a sitting position

training between rikishi of equal strength

T-shaped section of a loincloth

front of a mawashi

striking the face

pomade; pomatum; hair oil

wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches)