[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
[ぜき, zeki] (suf) (hon) (abbr) (See 関取) honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlers #1952
[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) #9734
[まいすう, maisuu] (n) (1) the number of flat things; (2) win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers; (P) #10314
[ばんづけ, banduke] (n) ranking of entertainers, sumo wrestlers, etc.; (P) #10596
[まえがしら, maegashira] (n, adj-no) rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division; (P) #12879
[まくした, makushita] (n) third highest sumo division; wrestlers of the third highest sumo division; (P) #12964
[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) #14826
[いちばんしゅっせ, ichibanshusse] (n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
[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
[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
[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
[かぞくべつそうあたり, kazokubetsusouatari] (n) rule prohibiting match-ups between sumo wrestlers from the same family
[みんなすもうがすき, minnasumougasuki] (exp) sumo wrestlers who prefer drawn-out bouts
[よりあい, yoriai] (n) (1) meeting; gathering; (2) village assembly; (3) two wrestlers approaching each other (sumo)
[きょうかいりょひ, kyoukairyohi] (n) travel allowance paid to salaried sumo wrestlers for tournaments held outside Tokyo
[けいとうべつそうあたり, keitoubetsusouatari] (n) rule prohibiting match-ups between sumo wrestlers from the same family
[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
[あいくち, aikuchi] (n) (1) chum; pal; (2) (See 匕首) dagger; stiletto; (3) unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers (sumo)
[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
[みつどもえのたたかい, mitsudomoenotatakai] (n) playoff for the tournament win in sumo with three wrestlers participating
[みつどもえせん, mitsudomoesen] (n) playoff for the tournament win in sumo with three wrestlers participating
[さんしょう, sanshou] (n) three special awards for sumo wrestlers at the end of a tournament
[さんばんしゅっせ, sanbanshusse] (n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the third round of presentation after mae-zumo
[さんやくかく, sanyakukaku] (n) sumo referee officiating bouts of san'yaku ranked wrestlers
[よつずもう, yotsuzumou] (n) sumo wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands
[わかいものがしら, wakaimonogashira] (n) functionary charged with training and organising young sumo wrestlers
[じゅうりょう, juuryou] (n) second highest sumo division; wrestlers of the second highest sumo division; (P)
[じゅうりょうひっとう, juuryouhittou] (n) two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division (sumo)
[とこやま, tokoyama] (n) (actors' or sumo wrestlers') hairdresser
[じょういごばん, jouigoban] (n) last five matches of makushita division wrestlers (sumo)
[ばしょてあて, bashoteate] (n) allowance for non-salaried sumo wrestlers during tournaments
[ばしょいり, bashoiri] (n, vs) arrival of the sumo wrestlers to the tournament venue
[しんじょしゅっせひろう, shinjoshussehirou] (n) presenting of new sumo wrestlers to audience
[みずいり, mizuiri] (n) break granted to sumo wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
[まえずもう, maezumou] (n) preliminary sumo bouts with unranked wrestlers; unranked sumo wrestlers
[まえがしらじょうい, maegashirajoui] (n) ten highest ranked maegashira wrestlers certain to wrestle against san'yaku ranks (sumo)
[まえがしらひっとう, maegashirahittou] (n) two highest ranked maegashira wrestlers (sumo)
[あいぼし, aiboshi] (n) sumo wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of tournament
[あいべや, aibeya] (n) (1) sharing a room; (2) match between wrestlers from the same sumo stable
[おおいちょう(大銀杏);おおイチョウ(大イチョウ), ooichou ( dai ichou ); oo ichou ( dai ichou )] (n) (1) large ginkgo tree; (2) ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlers
[おおいちょうまげ, ooichoumage] (n) ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlers
[おおずもうさん, oozumousan] (n) unofficial term for professional sumo wrestlers
[どひょういり, dohyouiri] (n) entrance procession of sumo wrestlers into the ring
[どうきせい, doukisei] (n) (1) classmate; graduates in the same class; (2) wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament (sumo)
[どうべや, doubeya] (n) sumo wrestlers from the same stable
[にばんしゅっせ, nibanshusse] (n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo
[いれかえせん, irekaesen] (n) match-up between sumo wrestlers from different divisions who will probably 'switch' divisions in new ranking
[ともえせん, tomoesen] (n) (1) dogfight; (2) sumo play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
[ふせん, fusen] (n, adj-no) (1) anti-war; war renunciation; (2) sumo bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers; (P)