| オーペントーナメント | [, o-pento-namento] (n) open tournament |
| これより三役 | [これよりさんやく, koreyorisanyaku] (n) final three bouts on the last day of a sumo tournament |
| トーナメントプロ | [, to-namentopuro] (n) tournament pro |
| 三つ巴の戦い;三つどもえの戦い | [みつどもえのたたかい, mitsudomoenotatakai] (n) playoff for the tournament win in sumo with three wrestlers participating |
| 三つ巴戦 | [みつどもえせん, mitsudomoesen] (n) playoff for the tournament win in sumo with three wrestlers participating |
| 三役揃い踏み | [さんやくそろいぶみ, sanyakusoroibumi] (n) ritual stomping in unison on the final day of sumo tournament |
| 全勝 | [ぜんしょう, zenshou] (n,vs,adj-no) complete victory; winning the sumo tournament with no losses; (P) |
| 勝ち得 | [かちどく, kachidoku] (n) win of a low-ranked sumo wrestler in the extra eighth bout in the tournament |
| 同期生 | [どうきせい, doukisei] (n) (1) classmate; graduates in the same class; (2) wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament (sumo) |
| 大横綱 | [だいよこづな, daiyokoduna] (n) sumo grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins |
| 持ち給金 | [もちきゅうきん, mochikyuukin] (n) base for calculating sumo wrestler's tournament stipend |
| 星取表;星取り表 | [ほしとりひょう, hoshitorihyou] (n) chart used to keep track of sumo wrestler's records during the tournament |
| 消化試合 | [しょうかしあい, shoukashiai] (n) throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber |
| 準決勝戦 | [じゅんけっしょうせん, junkesshousen] (n) semifinal game of a tournament |
| 甲子園 | [こうしえん, koushien] (n) (See 全国高等学校野球選手権大会) Koshien (location of Koshien Stadium, where the Japan National High School Baseball Tournament is held) |
| 結びの前 | [むすびのまえ, musubinomae] (n) penultimate bout of the tournament day (sumo) |
| 花相撲 | [はなずもう, hanazumou] (n) any sumo tournament other than the (six) major tournaments |
| 赤鯛 | [あかだい, akadai] (n) (1) (col) red sea bream (i.e. the tai, Pagrus major); (2) fish given to sumo tournament winner as congratulations |
| 馬上槍試合 | [ばじょうやりじあい, bajouyarijiai] (n) jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval) |
| ギャラリー | [, gyarari-] (n) (1) (See 廊下,回廊) gallery; corridor; (2) (See 画廊) art gallery; (3) (See 天井桟敷) upper gallery (in a theatre); (4) spectators (esp. at a golf tournament); (P) |
| マスターズゴルフ | [, masuta-zugorufu] (n) Masters Golf Tournament; (P) |
| 休場 | [きゅうじょう, kyuujou] (n,vs) (1) theater closure; theatre closure; stage absence; (2) (sumo) wrestler's absence from the tournament; (P) |
| 勝ち抜き戦 | [かちぬきせん, kachinukisen] (n) tournament; knockout competition |
| 四強 | [よんきょう, yonkyou] (n) final four (in a tournament) |
| 大会 | [たいかい, taikai] (n,adj-no) convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally; (P) |
| 打ち上げる(P);打上げる;打ち揚げる;打揚げる | [うちあげる, uchiageru] (v1,vt) (1) to launch; to shoot up; (2) (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); (3) to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close; (4) to report (to boss, etc.); (P) |
| 決勝戦 | [けっしょうせん, kesshousen] (n) finals game of a tournament; decision of a contest |
| 満員御礼 | [まんいんおんれい, man'in'onrei] (n) banners of thanks for the full house (in sumo tournaments, soccer matches, concerts, etc.) |
| 秋場所;あき場所 | [あきばしょ, akibasho] (n) autumn (fall) (September) sumo tournament, held in Tokyo |
| 駒を進める | [こまをすすめる, komawosusumeru] (exp,v1) to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament) |