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bales forming the edge of the ring
sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices
five ringside judges
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
referee officiating the second lowest division
physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period
piece placed to block opponent's check
mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
wrestling performed in imperial presence
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
white tassel hung above the southwest corner of the ring
judge timing the matches
xiphoid process
sumo management stock
drumming at the end of the day of wrestling inviting spectators to return tomorrow
very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division
the doting parent's purse is plundered
carrying out covert operations without being seen (of a ninja)
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
runaway ninja
leavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)
change of judges
4 bales on the edge of the ring set slightly back
railroading an opponent straight out of the ring
raising a question
era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana
it may be because