List: sumo
Terms used in sumo, a Japanese full-contact sport.
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
sumo noun noun (generic)
- era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi
sumo noun noun (generic)
- era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
sumo noun noun (generic)
- era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
sumo noun noun (generic)
- era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II