List: sumo
Terms used in sumo, a Japanese full-contact sport.
sumo noun noun (generic)
- bales forming the steps to climb onto the ring
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation sumo
- collision, bumping into
- head-to-head training, drill consisting of pushing and being pushed, battering practice
sumo noun noun (generic)
- head-to-head training, drill consisting of pushing and being pushed, battering practice
sumo noun noun (generic)
- regular matches in an official tournament
sumo noun noun (generic)
- leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent
- (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
sumo noun noun (generic)
- extreme leg-stretching exercise to increase flexibility of the crotch
sumo noun noun (generic)
- pushing against the wooden pole in practice
sumo noun noun (generic)
- Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I (dominant 1950s yokozuna)
sumo noun noun (generic)
- era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana
sumo noun noun (generic)
- era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi