Words — 97 found
すもう
相撲
1. sumo (wrestling)
相撲 【すまい】、角力 【すもう】、角力 【すまい】
すまい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 角力: Rarely-used kanji form. すまい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 角力: Rarely-used kanji form.
ば
化ける
1. to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
- ねこ猫
- は
- ば化ける
- といと言われる 。
2. to disguise oneself as
3. to change radically; to metamorphose
4. to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
りきし
力士
1. sumo wrestler; rikishiSumo
- あね姉
- は
- わか若い
- りきし力士
- を
- おうえん応援
- しています 。
2. strong man
力士 【りきじ】
りきじ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
つゆはら
露払い
1. person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; harbinger; forerunner
2. opening performer
3. sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremonySumo
なんぼうろく
南方録
1. Nanbōroku (1593 text about the tea ceremony based on the teachings of Sen no Rikyū)Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
2. Nanbouroku (1593 text about the tea ceremony based on the teachings of Sen no Rikyuu)
南坊録 【なんぼうろく】
りっこくし
六国史
1. Rikkokushi; six national histories of Japan compiled in the Nara and Heian periods
たちも
太刀持ち
1. sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
2. rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremonySumo
太刀持 【たちもち】
1. continental island; island formed by separation from a continent
2. Rikutou
りくちゅう
陸中
1. Rikuchū (former province located in present-day Iwate Prefecture and parts of Akita Prefecture)Historical term
2. Rikuchuu
ばん
ちゃんこ番
1. person in charge of preparing food for rikishi (usually performed by low-ranking rikishi)Sumo
1. cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other)Sumo
2. kimono made for young children