playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
chess problem; composed shogi problem
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
battle of wits; contest of wits
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
down to earth; reasonable
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
kimono fabrics shop; draper
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat