相撲

Sumo wrestling; wrestler, rikishi

力

Strength, power, proficiency, ability

歴史

History

日本

Japan

神様

God

相撲

Sumo wrestling; wrestler, rikishi

起源

Origin, beginning, rise

書

Document, book; penmanship, handwriting, calligraphy (esp. chinese)

比べ

Contest, comparison, competition

国技

National sport (e.g. sumo)

最古

the oldest

古事記

Records of Ancient Matters (Japan's oldest historical record)

古く

Anciently, formerly

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

広まり

Spread

神事

Shinto ritual

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

人気

Sign of life, human presence; humanity, humaneness

現在

Now, current, present, present time, as of

江戸

Old name of tokyo

興行

Show, performance, act; entertainment industry, show business

位

Throne, crown, (nobleman''s) seat; government position, court rank; social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung; grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank; digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place; degree, extent, amount

最高

Highest, supreme, the most

相撲

Sumo wrestling; wrestler, rikishi

定め

Law, rule, regulation, provision, decision, appointment, arrangement, agreement; destiny, fate, karma

順位

Order, rank, position (e.g. in a race), precedence

ランク

Rank, standing

番付

ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)

横綱

yokozuna (grand champion)

尊敬

Respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

備え

Preparation, provision, guarding

品位

grace, dignity, grade, nobility, quality

力量

ability, capacity, capability, talent; physical strength

力士

sumo wrestler, rikishi; strong man

別

Distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception

優勝

Overall victory, championship

回

Counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball); islam; hui (people)

決まり

Rule, regulation; settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement; habit, custom, habitual way; countenance in front of another person, face; love relationship between a customer and a prostitute

十

Ten

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

五

Five

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

六

Six

日間

Time, days; daily interest rate

ランク

Rank, standing

興行

Show, performance, act; entertainment industry, show business

本場所

official sumo tournament (six per year)

人物

Person, character, figure, personage, man, woman; one''s character, one''s personality; able person, talented person

登場

Entry (on stage), appearance (on screen); entrance, introduction (into a market)

東

East

西

West

行司

referee

力士

sumo wrestler, rikishi; strong man

名

Counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous, great; name; noun

四股

wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping

化粧

Make-up, makeup, cosmetics

土俵

Arena, esp. in sumo; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag, gabion

点

Spot, mark; point, dot; mark (e.g. in exam), score, points; comma; aspect, matter, respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc

場

Place, spot, space; field, discipline, sphere, realm; occasion, situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.); session (of the stock market); area in which cards are laid out (in a card game); round (i.e. east, south, etc.); field; field (gestalt psychology)

四

Four

競技

Game, match, contest

土

Earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in on''youdou)

相撲

Sumo wrestling; wrestler, rikishi

直径

Diameter

専用

Exclusive use, personal use, dedicated; private (e.g. network)

五

Five

サイズ

Size

場所

Place, location, spot, position; room, space; basho, wrestling tournament

神聖

Holiness, sacredness, dignity

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

禁制

prohibition, ban, embargo

女人

women

塩

Salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt; salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); hardship, toil, trouble; saltiness

清め

Purification

安全

Safety; security

土俵

Arena, esp. in sumo; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag, gabion

祈り

Prayer, supplication

清め

Purification

踏む

To step on, to tread on; to experience, to undergo; to estimate, to value, to appraise; to rhyme; to inherit (the throne, etc.); to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

四股

wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping

大地

Ground, earth, the solid earth, the (vast) land

払い

Payment, bill, account; sweeping, clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

邪気

Maliciousness, ill will; noxious gas; (vengeful) ghost, specter, spectre

四股

wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping

仕切り

Partition, division, boundary, compartment; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual, toeing the mark

準備

Preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve

拳

Hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

合わせ

Joint together, opposite, facing

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

互い

Mutual, reciprocal

同時に

Coincident with, while, simultaneously

立ち上がり

Start, beginning, build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

繰り返し

Repetition, repeat, reiteration, iteration, refrain, cycle; repeatedly

仕切り

Partition, division, boundary, compartment; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual, toeing the mark

四つ

Four

がっぷり

firmly (grasped), latched onto, locked onto

胸

Chest, breast; breasts, bosom, bust; heart; lungs; stomach; heart, mind, feelings

姿

Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..

両手

(with) both hands; approvingly

力士

sumo wrestler, rikishi; strong man

以外

With the exception of, excepting

裏

Bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side; rear, back, behind (the house); lining, inside; out of sight, behind the scenes; proof; opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.); bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)

外

Outside, exterior; open air; other place

負け

Defeat, loss, losing (a game)

土

Earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in on''youdou)

触れる

To touch, to feel; to experience, to come in contact with, to be emotionally moved (by), to perceive; to touch on a subject, to allude to; to be in conflict (with), to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim

土俵

Arena, esp. in sumo; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag, gabion

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

出る

To leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate

決まり

Rule, regulation; settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement; habit, custom, habitual way; countenance in front of another person, face; love relationship between a customer and a prostitute

手

Hand, arm; forepaw, foreleg; handle; hand, worker, help; trouble, care, effort; means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship; hand, handwriting; kind, type, sort; one''s hands, one''s possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

注意

Caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice

点

Spot, mark; point, dot; mark (e.g. in exam), score, points; comma; aspect, matter, respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc

相撲

Sumo wrestling; wrestler, rikishi

席

Seat; location (of a gathering, etc.), place; position, post

種類

Variety, kind, type, category; counter for different sorts of things

三

Three; tri-

大きく

In a big way, on a grand scale

分かれ

Offshoot, branch, fork

席

Seat; location (of a gathering, etc.), place; position, post

椅子

Chair, stool; post, office, position

料金

Fee, charge, fare

十

Ten

時

Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense

前後

Front and rear, front and back, before and behind; before and after; order, context; consequences; inversion, reversion, getting out of order; co-occurring; around, about, approximately, nearly

六

Six

横綱

yokozuna (grand champion)

土俵入り

entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring

オペラグラス

opera glasses

駄目

No good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed

座布団

Zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

投げ

A throw, a fall

ショップ

Shop

ギフト

Gift

番付

ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)

土産

Present, souvenir

鍋

Saucepan, pot; stew, hot pot

お腹

Stomach

ちゃんこ

chanko, fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers