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Friday, Oct. 7, 2005 | 7:30 a.m.
Dohyo -- Clay Sumo ring
Gyoji -- Referee
Harite -- Open-fisted slap to side of opponent's face
Kan -- Sixth sense in the ring
Mawashi -- Silk belt that rikishi wear
Ozeki -- Second rank from top
Rikishi -- A Sumo wrestler
Shiko -- Stamping of feet on ground to strengthen legs
Tachiai -- Initial charge at the beginning of a bout
Tawara -- Narrow bales of straw that mark the dohyo perimeter
Tegata -- Rikishi handprint, the Sumo equivalent of a signature
Yokozuna -- Highest Sumo rank, from which a rikishi cannot be demoted
Yusho -- A tournament victory
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