reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
last ray of hope; only hope
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
tow rope; bell rope; dog lead; lanyard; sash cord
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
law and order; discipline
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
political principle, policy or platform
to tighten the reins; to bring (someone) under control
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
elements; essentials; outline
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope
to become a yokozuna; to be a yokozuna
wrestler newly promoted to grand champion
Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of wrestlers to grand champions
grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins
National Defense Program Outline
garland; festoon (of flowers)
university amateur champion
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort); Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
tow rope; bell rope; dog lead; lanyard; sash cord
code of conduct; code of practice; action program; plan of action
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
rope ladder; jack ladder; ratline
ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna
thick rope; fundamental principles; outline; general features
Insecta (class comprising the insects)
three monastic positions with management roles at a temple
Gastropoda (class of molluscs)
ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna
grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2
Pisces (obsolete class of vertebrates comprising the fishes)
code of morals; moral principles
Amphibia (class comprising the extant and extinct amphibians)
Aves (class of vertebrates comprising the birds)
Scaphopoda (class of molluscs comprising the tooth shells)
Japan's press code (developed in 1946)
ancient Buddhist ecclesiastical authority; Office of Monastic Affairs
practice session where grand champion is present
mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
former grand champion's 60th birthday ring-entering ceremony
champion of children's sumo
laxity in official discipline; public order being in disarray
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
three bonds (in Confucianism: master and servant, father and son, husband and wife)
platform (e.g. of a party); policy statement; manifesto
Actinopterygii (class of the ray-finned fishes comprising nearly 95% of the 25,000 species of fish)
Chondrichthyes (class comprising cartilaginous fishes)
bridle made from knotted rope or leather; multi-coloured rope ceremonial garland, placed on cattle, large rocks, etc.
Rostroconchia (class of extinct molluscs)
Heterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs, including the clams and cockles)
Monoplacophora (polyphyletic class of mollusks)
Solenogastres (subclass of small worm-like molluscs)
superclass; (arch.) top-ranking priest in the Office of Monastic Affairs
Allotheria (subclass of Mesozoic mammals)
Theria (mammalian subclass)
Metatheria (mammalian infraclass)
Eutheria (mammalian infraclass)
Eutheria (mammalian infraclass)
Diapsida (class of amniotes)
Synapsida (class of amniotes)
Osteichthyes (class comprising the bony fishes and sometimes their descendants, i.e. tetrapods)
Choanoflagellatea (class of flagellate eukaryotes closely related to animals)
Graptolithina (class of extinct hemichordates)
Tricoplacia (class of multicellular invertebrates)
Glaucophyceae (class of glaucophytes)
Anthozoa (class of cnidarians)
Sarcopterygii (class comprising the lobe-finned fishes)
Polychaeta (class of annelid worms)
Gnetopsida (class of gymnosperms)
clothes line; washing line