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sequential art or pictures (type of printed, graphic storytelling, differentiated from manga by its liberal use of page space, often only one panel per page, and sparing use of dialogue)

European Economic Community

enclosing class

conservative calligraphy style used to write rankings

chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament

Shiranui style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony

Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

large wooden boards listing rankings hung, outside tournament venues

mudstone

travel allowance paid to salaried wrestlers for tournaments held outside Tokyo

wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament

racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.)

hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation

immersion quenching (hardening by dropping heated metal into water or oil)

wave number

useless book learning

rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family

to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler)

Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi

rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same stable

era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi

serious topic (of conversation)

to not know what to do with

postponed because of rain

condition of industry, enterprise, etc.

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

to accept a kind offer

white dragon tile

codependence