sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
blow; hit (on the body); beating
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
professional sumo wrestling
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
pushing sumo; classic way of wrestling without using the belt
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
sumo world; sumo wrestling community
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
exterminatory measure; eradication campaign
shirizumo; back-to-back sumo; game in which players push each other with their buttocks
sumo-themed song; song sung at sumo events
fund-raising tournaments of Edo period
ritual matches held at a shrine
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
is no match for; can't hold a candle to
tournament other than the six major tournaments
amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn); wrestling show in a roadside tent
writing style used to write the rankings
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
sumo wrestling using strength instead of technique
preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers; unranked wrestlers
eradication of corruption
insect fighting; bug fighting
"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi
exhibition match held at a wrestler's retirement ceremony
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
war of words; verbal fisticuffs; kissing
writing style used to write the rankings
wrestling performed in imperial presence
wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince
sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court
local wrestler; crowd favorite (favourite)
railroading an opponent straight out of the ring
match held in front of the Emperor
bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy; match that goes according to one's plan
match that determines if a rikishi will have more wins than losses
wrestling performed in a sitting position
part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout
to lose despite being the better fighter; to win the battle but lose the war; to fail at the last moment; (lit.) to win the sumo, but lose the match
game in which two people hop on one foot and push each other