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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
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ten highest ranked maegashira wrestlers certain to wrestle against san'yaku ranks
to occur one after another
newly recruited wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo
All Seats Sold, Thank You
to tumble down
to get a haircut
negative number
to grant someone's request
Buddhist missionary, esp. in Jodo, Pure Land, etc. sects
former san'yaku-ranked wrestler returning to that rank
coach without a special assignment within the Sumo Association
to get hungry
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
ring entering ceremony in presence of the emperor or crown prince
there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
coach associated with another coach's stable
newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
multiracial nation
newly recruited wrestlers in the third round of presentation after mae-zumo
overruling referee's decision of bout outcome
arrival of the wrestlers to the tournament venue
to stop the opponent by pressing one's head into his chest
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
falling (down)
Lyra (constellation)
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace)
final three bouts on the last day of a tournament
more than one can eat