Vocabulary
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wrestler newly promoted to a san'yaku rank
wrestler newly promoted to ozeki rank
wrestler newly promoted to grand champion
wrestler re-promoted to juryo division
wrestler re-promoted to makuuchi division
former ozeki-ranked wrestler returning to that rank
former san'yaku-ranked wrestler returning to that rank
wrestler who keeps going up and down the rankings
illustrated rankings
large wooden boards listing rankings hung, outside tournament venues
university amateur champion
sand circle around the ring
purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring
children's sumo
champion of children's sumo
outdoor practice
drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match
drumming style used to announce bouts
cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other)
portrait of a tournament winner
wrestling performed in imperial presence
wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince
wrestler's favourite (favorite) grip on the belt
final cut severing a wrestler's top-knot in his retirement ceremony
return to tournament after temporary absence
quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury
conservative calligraphy style used to write rankings
slapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse him
a row of training matches with the same opponent
hairdressing of a wrestler's top-knot
rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury
win of a low-ranked wrestler in the extra eighth bout in the tournament
loss of a low-ranked wrestler in the extra eighth bout in the tournament
base for calculating a wrestler's tournament stipend
wrestler of grand champion quality but without the title
children's sumo
hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation
obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family