| アームレスリング | [, a-muresuringu] (n) (1) (See 腕相撲) arm wrestling; (vs) (2) to arm wrestle |
| 取り組む(P);取っ組む;取組む | [とりくむ(取り組む;取組む)(P);とっくむ(取っ組む;取組む), torikumu ( torikumu ; torikumu )(P); tokkumu ( totsu mu ; torikumu )] (v5m,vi) to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with; (P) |
| 組み付く;組みつく;組付く | [くみつく, kumitsuku] (v5k) to grapple; to wrestle |
| あんこ型 | [あんこがた, ankogata] (n) sumo wrestler with a big belly |
| エレベーター力士 | [エレベーターりきし, erebe-ta-rikishi] (n) sumo wrestler that keeps going up and down the rankings |
| ちゃんこ屋 | [ちゃんこや, chankoya] (n) chanko restaurant, often owned by former sumo wrestler |
| ドロ着 | [ドロぎ, doro gi] (n) clothes sumo wrestler wears when he has his belt on |
| プロレスラー | [, puroresura-] (n) pro wrestler |
| レスラー;レスラ | [, resura-; resura] (n) wrestler |
| 一番出世 | [いちばんしゅっせ, ichibanshusse] (n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo |
| 一門別総当り | [いちもんべつそうあたり, ichimonbetsusouatari] (n) obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between sumo wrestlers from the same group of stables |
| 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 |
| 下がり | [さがり, sagari] (n) decline; hanging down; leaving; a little after; decorative cords (hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt); (P) |
| 九六 | [くんろく, kunroku] (n) ozeki ranked sumo wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank |
| 付け出し;付出し | [つけだし, tsukedashi] (n) (1) bill; account; (2) very successful amateur sumo wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division |
| 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) |
| 勝ち得 | [かちどく, kachidoku] (n) win of a low-ranked sumo wrestler in the extra eighth bout in the tournament |
| 勝ち残り | [かちのこり, kachinokori] (n) winning sumo wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals |
| 取り直す;取直す;取りなおす | [とりなおす, torinaosu] (v5s,vt) (1) to re-grip; to re-wrestle (sumo); (2) to regroup (after some adverse event) |
| 右四つ | [みぎよつ, migiyotsu] (n) sumo hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left |
| 合い口;合口 | [あいくち, aikuchi] (n) (1) chum; pal; (2) (See 匕首) dagger; stiletto; (3) unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers (sumo) |
| 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) |
| 呼び出し(P);呼出し;呼出(io) | [よびだし, yobidashi] (n,vs) (1) (See 呼び出す・よびだす・1) call; summons; (n) (2) sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (3) (abbr) (See 呼び出し電話) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (4) (arch) (See 陸湯) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (5) (arch) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (6) (arch) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period); (P) |
| 四股 | [しこ, shiko] (n) sumo wrestler ceremonial leg raising and stomping |
| 回し(P);廻し | [まわし, mawashi] (n,n-suf) sumo wrestler's loincloth; (P) |
| 土左衛門 | [どざえもん, dozaemon] (n) drowned body of a person (after sumo wrestler Narusegawa Dozaemon) |
| 場所布団 | [ばしょぶとん, bashobuton] (n) waiting wrestler's sitting cushion (sumo) |
| 大金星 | [だいきんぼし, daikinboshi] (n) most spectacular victory; win of rank-and-file sumo wrestler over the truly great grand champion |
| 家族別総当り | [かぞくべつそうあたり, kazokubetsusouatari] (n) rule prohibiting match-ups between sumo wrestlers from the same family |
| 左四つ | [ひだりよつ, hidariyotsu] (n) sumo hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right |
| 巴戦 | [ともえせん, tomoesen] (n) (1) dogfight; (2) sumo play-off with 3 wrestlers participating |
| 幕下付け出し;幕下付出し | [まくしたつけだし, makushitatsukedashi] (n) very successful amateur sumo wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division |
| 床山 | [とこやま, tokoyama] (n) (actors' or sumo wrestlers') hairdresser |
| 引退相撲 | [いんたいずもう, intaizumou] (n) exhibition match held at sumo wrestler's retirement ceremony |
| 張り出し;張出し;張り出(io);張出(io) | [はりだし, haridashi] (n) (1) overhang; (2) (See 貼り出し) poster; placard; notice; (3) extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank (sumo) |
| 得意技 | [とくいわざ, tokuiwaza] (n) {MA} signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move |
| 手取り | [てどり, tedori] (n) talented sumo wrestler; good at manipulating (others); (P) |
| 持ち給金 | [もちきゅうきん, mochikyuukin] (n) base for calculating sumo wrestler's tournament stipend |
| 控え布団;控布団 | [ひかえぶとん, hikaebuton] (n) waiting wrestler's sitting cushion (sumo) |