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水入りの相撲
みずいりのすもう
水入りの相撲
みずいりのすもう
match with a break
向こう正面
むこうじょうめん
向こう正面
むこうじょうめん
(seat facing) south side of ring, stalls, opposite the front, front seats in a theater, orchestra seats, opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; orchestra seats
相撲取り
すまいとり すもうとり
相撲取り
すまいとり すもうとり
rikishi, wrestler, sumo wrestler; rikishi
紙相撲
かみずもう
紙相撲
かみずもう
children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers, paper sumo, paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
幕尻
まくじり
幕尻
まくじり
lowest ranked wrestler in makuuchi division
年寄り
としより
年寄り
としより
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay, senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate), important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate), old people, the aged, old person; elderly person; senior citizen
向付け
むこうづけ
向付け
むこうづけ
resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt, dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine), dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine); side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup)
相撲字
すもうじ
相撲字
すもうじ
writing style used to write the rankings
電車道相撲
でんしゃみちすもう
電車道相撲
でんしゃみちすもう
railroading an opponent straight out of the ring
子ども相撲
こどもずもう
子ども相撲
こどもずもう
children's sumo

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