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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
enclosing class
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
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
air or vapour in the soil (vapor)
newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
multiracial nation
casual speech
Shiranui style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
large wooden boards listing rankings hung, outside tournament venues
mudstone
matching dice
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
current Diet session
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
falling (down)
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.)
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