List: sumo
Terms used in sumo, a Japanese full-contact sport.
sumo noun noun (generic)
- demotion from ลzeki ranking
sumo noun noun (generic)
- match held in front of the Emperor
sumo noun noun (generic)
- bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy, match that goes according to one's plan
search-only kana form interjection sumo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- huff!, yo-heave-ho!, heigh-ho
- yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps)
- yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.)
- flattery, buttering up (someone), sucking up to
noun noun (generic) sumo
- winding a replacement thread, wire, etc.
- changing from an overarm to an underarm grip on one's opponent's belt
sumo noun noun (generic)
- technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt
sumo noun noun (generic) suffix
- pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters
- having a tendency towards, being close to
sumo noun noun (generic)
- counting "stars" to tally the score to date, how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
sumo godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to leave one's stable
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) sumo
- to pitch (e.g. a boat)
- to force out an opponent