to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
to blow through; to blow ceaselessly
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
win-loss records (between two participants)
to have more losses than wins
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
big match; big game; important match; important game
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
deciding match; play-off; runoff
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
prized or treasured object
mist net (fine mesh for capturing small birds)
to be jealous; to be envious
hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous; bisexual (characteristics)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
assorted grains; cereals; millet
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
training; practice; practising; cultivation
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
foreign element; impurity; admixture
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
open-weight (unclassified) division (category)