Vocabulary Browser

in phase

touring (of a theatrical company, entertainer, etc.)

Rhinophrynidae (family of frogs)

referee officiating bouts of san'yaku ranked wrestlers

first championship win (esp. sumo)

joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch)

starting to walk

to dump (a load of something)

proclamation

room for argument

background reflections (e.g. on a window)

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