Meanings

ten highest ranked maegashira wrestlers certain to wrestle against san'yaku ranks

to occur one after another

ring entering ceremony in presence of the emperor or crown prince

with a rosy future

having many difficulties in store

nonreligious wedding ceremony

a long time ago

being on the verge of starvation

contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor

preparatory operations

unprecedented in history

unprecedented

promising (rosy, bright) future

(being granted) the privileges of one's former (official) post

self-contradiction

precursor

having a very promising future

Critically Endangered (conservation status)

avant-garde art

to the previous extent