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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen
2.
to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns
3.
to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support
5.
to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press
6.
to thrust (one's opponent)(sumo term)
counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to partition, to divide, to mark off
2.
to direct, to manage, to run, to organize, to take responsibility for
3.
to settle accounts
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout), to poise oneself for the initial charge(sumo term)
noun
1.
master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor(honorific language)(only relevant for おやかた)
See also:子方 (こかた)
2.
stable master(honorific language, sumo term)(only relevant for おやかた)
3.
craftsman, artisan(honorific language)(only relevant for おやかた)
4.
foster parent(archaism)
Other readings:
親方【おやがた】
noun
1.
sumo wrestler, rikishi(sumo term)
2.
strong man
3.
Other readings:
力士【りきじ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
complete victory
noun
2.
winning a tournament with no losses(sumo term)
noun
1.
personnel, members, lineup (of a team), roster, cast (of a play)
2.
announcement of next day's match-ups(sumo term)
Other readings:
顔触れ【かおぶれ】
noun
1.
draft, draught, promissory note, bill
2.
handprint
3.
signed hand-print(sumo term)
noun
•
second highest division, wrestlers of the second highest division(sumo term)
noun
1.
departure, setting off, start
2.
being used up, being consumed, being burnt out
3.
passage of time, lapse
4.
5.
6.
prefix
7.
verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality
noun
•
rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off(sumo term)(sometimes written 立ち会い)
See also:立ち会い
Other readings:
立合い【たちあい】
noun
1.
turnout (of people)
2.
start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office)
3.
constant forward movement, initial charge, dash(sumo term)
noun
•
New Year's (January) tournament, held in Tokyo(sumo term)
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
mawashi, belt, loincloth(sumo term)
noun
2.
mantle, cape
3.
gang rape
See also:輪姦す (まわす)
Other readings:
廻し【まわし】
noun
1.
pushing something out, extrusion
2.
presence, appearance
3.
run walked in(baseball term)
4.
pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them(sumo term)
Other readings:
押出し【おしだし】
noun
1.
thrust, stab, lunge, pass (in fencing)
2.
tsuki, thrust to the throat (in kendo)(martial arts)
3.
tsuki, thrust to the chest(sumo term)
noun
•
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions(sumo term)
noun
1.
concluding festivities, concluding program, concluding programme
2.
final day of a tournament(sumo term)
noun
•
third highest division, wrestlers of the third highest division(sumo term)
noun
1.
black spot, black dot, bull's-eye
2.
3.
loss, failure, mistake, faux pas
noun
•
wrestler of the fourth highest rank(sumo term)
Other readings:
小結び【こむすび】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
partition, division, boundary, compartment
2.
settlement of accounts
3.
preliminary warm-up ritual, toeing the mark(sumo term)
4.
directing, controlling, managing, taking responsibility for
Other readings:
仕切【しきり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
call, summons, paging, curtain call
See also:呼び出す (よびだす)
noun
2.
usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.(sumo term)
3.
4.
box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)(archaism)
See also:陸湯
5.
high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period)(archaism)
6.
unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)(archaism)
Other readings:
呼出し【よびだし】
、呼出【よびだし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
dazzling victory
2.
win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion(sumo term)
noun
1.
2.
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
stratagem, tactics
noun
1.
talented wrestler(sumo term)
2.
good at manipulating (others), crafty person
noun
1.
edge of the ring(sumo term)
2.
verge, brink, critical moment, last moment
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
theater closure, theatre closure, stage absence
2.
wrestler's absence from the tournament(sumo term)
noun
1.
underhand throw(baseball term)
2.
underarm throw(sumo term)
noun
1.
prop, strut, support, brace, bar
2.
becoming taut, tightness, stiffness, cramp
3.
thrust, slapping attacks(sumo term)
4.
(juvenile) delinquent, punk
Other readings:
突張り【つっぱり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, no-adjective
•
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division(sumo term)
noun
1.
family, clan, kin
2.
sect, school, adherents, followers, disciples
3.
group of related sumo stables(sumo term)
noun, no-adjective
1.
war renunciation, anti-war
2.
bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers(sumo term)
noun
1.
overhand throw(baseball term)
2.
a throw using the outside of the arm(sumo term)
noun
•
pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind(sumo term)
noun
1.
losing posture, falling position from which it is impossible to recover(sumo term)
2.
lame duck
See also:レームダック
3.
hopeless situation
noun
1.
fall, decline, lowering, hanging down, drooping, slanting (downward)
2.
string apron, ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt(sumo term)
3.
4.
leaving (one's master's place for home)
noun (suffix), noun
5.
a little after ...
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to
2.
to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose
3.
to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips(sumo term)
Other readings:
食い下る【くいさがる】
、食下がる【くいさがる】
、食下る【くいさがる】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take off, to jump, to leap
2.
to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into
3.
to step out of the ring(sumo term)
Other readings:
踏切る【ふみきる】
noun
1.
humble position, inferior
2.
underarm grip on opponent's belt(sumo term)
Other readings:
下手【したで】
noun
•
wrestler, rikishi(sumo term)
Other readings:
相撲取り【すまいとり】
noun
1.
bill, account
2.
very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division(sumo term)
Other readings:
付出し【つけだし】
noun
•
clincher, winning technique, official winning technique(sumo term)
Other readings:
決り手【きまりて】
、極り手【きまりて】
noun
•
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring(sumo term)
noun
1.
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo)(martial arts, sumo term)
2.
underhanded dealings
Other readings:
寝業【ねわざ】
noun
1.
protrusion, projection
2.
hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, snack (served with a drink)(food term)
3.
frontal thrust out (winning technique), pushing one's opponent out of the ring(sumo term)
Other readings:
突出し【つきだし】
、つき出し【つきだし】
Common word
noun
1.
debit, withdrawal
2.
pulling (one's opponent) down, frontal pull-down, hiki-otoshi(sumo term)
Other readings:
引き落し【ひきおとし】
、引落とし【ひきおとし】[1]
、引落【ひきおとし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt(sumo term)
Other readings:
寄切り【よりきり】
、寄りきり【よりきり】
noun
•
wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands(sumo term)
noun
1.
railway switchback
2.
twisting backward knee trip(sumo term)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to slash back
2.
to strike back, to counterattack, to retort
3.
to cut the wheel
4.
Other readings:
切返す【きりかえす】
、斬り返す【きりかえす】
noun
•
slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt(sumo term)
noun
1.
under-shoulder swing-down, technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down(sumo term)
2.
dodging, parrying (questions)
See also:肩透かしを食わせる (かたすかしをくわせる)
3.
disappointment, letdown
Other readings:
肩すかし【かたすかし】
noun
•
winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact(sumo term)
noun
•
hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right(sumo term)
noun
•
hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left(sumo term)
noun
•
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout(sumo term)
noun
•
knocking an opponent over while holding his belt(sumo term)
noun
1.
change of attitude (stance, position)
2.
lightness of foot, ability to dodge out of the way of an attack(sumo term)
noun
•
match declared drawn due to injury(sumo term)
Other readings:
痛みわけ【いたみわけ】
、痛分【いたみわけ】
noun
1.
outrider, herald
2.
rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony(sumo term)
noun
•
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)(sumo term, martial arts)
Other readings:
投技【なげわざ】
、投げ業【なげわざ】
noun
1.
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.)(sumo term, martial arts)
2.
foothold, pedal
3.
indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends(precedes a number of days, months or years, e.g. 足かけ5年)
Other readings:
足かけ【あしかけ】
、足掛【あしかけ】
noun
1.
collapsing in the middle of a bout(sumo term)
2.
breaking down (while in the middle of something), faltering halfway
noun
1.
meeting, gathering
2.
village assembly
3.
two wrestlers approaching each other(sumo term)
Other readings:
寄合い【よりあい】
、寄合【よりあい】
noun
1.
sharing a room, dormitory room
2.
match between wrestlers from the same stable(sumo term)
noun
1.
overhang
2.
poster, placard, notice
See also:貼り出し
3.
extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank(sumo term)
Other readings:
張出し【はりだし】
、張り出【はりだし】[1]
、張出【はりだし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
inside leg trip(sumo term)
Other readings:
内掛【うちがけ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning")(only relevant for 序の口)
2.
lowest division in sumo(sumo term)
Other readings:
序ノ口【じょのくち】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to re-grip, to re-wrestle(sumo term)
2.
to regroup (after some adverse event)
Other readings:
取直す【とりなおす】
、取りなおす【とりなおす】
noun
•
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout(sumo term)
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.)
2.
to hit (e.g. one's leg) against, to bash into
3.
to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up(sumo term)
Other readings:
突っ掛ける【つっかける】
、突掛ける【つっかける】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
chum, pal
2.
dagger, stiletto
See also:匕首
3.
unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers(sumo term)
Other readings:
合口【あいくち】
、相口【あいくち】
noun
•
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament(sumo term)
noun
1.
red sea bream (i.e. the tai, Pagrus major)(colloquialism)
2.
fish given to a tournament winner as congratulations(sumo term, food term)
noun
•
autumn (fall) (September) tournament, held in Tokyo(sumo term)
Other readings:
あき場所【あきばしょ】
noun
•
noun
•
era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II(sumo term)
noun
•
luggage trunk for wrestlers and referees, wicker basket for a wrestler's belt, apron, etc.(sumo term)
Other readings:
明荷【あけに】