agari zashiki: the elevated area where coaches and visitors sit when viewing practice

akeni: personal bamboo trucks for sekitori wrestlers

ani-deshi: senior wrestler

banzuke: ranking sheet

basho: tournament

bintsuke: wax make of a soybean derivative; used when making a wrestler's topknot

chankonabe: high-calorie but nutritious daily stew that wrestlers eat; it contains many vegetables, tofu, and meat, chicken, or fish

chaya: the houses located on the north side of the stadium; box seats may be purchased from a tea house

chikara gami: "power paper" used by sekitori wrestlers for wiping off during pre-bout rituals

chikara mizu: Power water" used by sekitori wrestlers for purification during pre-bout rituals

chonmage: topknot

danpatsu-shiki: retirement ceremony

degeiko: going out to practice at another stable

deshi: an apprentice wrestler (not yet a sekitori)

dohyo-iri: ring-entering ceremony performed separately by the juryo, makuuchi, and yokozuna wrestlers

dohyo: the sumo ring

dohyo matsuri: Shinto ceremony to bless the dohyo

eboshi: black hat worn by gyoji

fusa: tassels hanging down from the roof above the dohyo

fusen: default

gaijin: a foreigner

geta: Japanese wooden sandals

Ginsosho: Technique Award

gohei: A Shinto Symbol (a wooden stick with folded white paper attached to it) placed in the dohyo after practice is over

"Gottsuan": sumo slang for "thank you"

gunbai: referee’s war paddle, which he uses to direct wrestlers before and during matches and to signal the winner of a bout

gunbai-dori: term used if the judges affirm the referee’s decision after a mono-ii (conference)

gyoji: referee

gyoji matta: referee time out

"Hakkeyoi": a gyoji’s command meaning "Do something" or "Get Going"

hanamichi: "flower paths"; the aisles that the wrestlers use when walking from the dressing rooms to the dohyo

hanazumo: non-tournament sumo and sumo-related events

hanko: stamp or seal used for formally certifying document, similar to a signature in the West; all stables have there own hanko and sometimes use it to stamp their high-ranked wrestlers’ tegata

haori/hakama: Japanese for wear (coat/pleated pants, almost like a skirt)

hatakikomi: "pull down" technique

heya (-beya): sumo stable

heyagashira: highest ranking wrestler in a stable

higashi: East (grouping of wrestlers)

hikkake: "pulling" technique

hitatare: gyoji’s salary and costume (dependent of rank)

honbasho: tournament