old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo
crossed eyes; convergent strabismus
to force someone out of the ring
driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)
temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler
washed-up seaweed; stranded seaweed
elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period