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Basho

A sumo tournament of any kind

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    A sumo tournament of any kind

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haikunounA three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
honbashonoun(sumo) Any of the six official sumo tournaments.
sanshonoun(sumo) Any of the three special prizes awarded at the end of a basho.
torikuminoun(sumo) a sumo bout
zensho yushonoun(sumo) the act of winning a tournament and not losing a single bout
shiroboshinoun(sumo) victory in a bout
kanto-shonoun(sumo) A special prize for fighting-spirit; one of the sansho prizes.
torikumi-hyonoun(sumo) The programme of bouts in a day at a tournament.
kokuginounsumo
gyojinoun(sumo) A referee in a sumo match.
yumitori-shikinoun(sumo) The bow-twirling ceremony that closes each day of a tournament.
torinaoshinoun(sumo) a rematch; ordered by the judges if unable to determine a winner
mono-iinoun(sumo) a conference among the shimpan to reconsider a referee's decision
senshurakunoun(sumo) The last day of a fifteen-day tournament, always on a Sunday.
kuroboshinoun(sumo) A loss in a bout
zenpainoun(sumo) the act of losing every bout in a tournament
sumonoun(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
shonichinoun(sumo) The first day of a basho, or the first win after a string of defeats
degeikonoun(sumo) A practice session between rikishi of competing heya.
kenshonoun(sumo) Prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.

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