Word origins

• shichimi togarashiShichimi.
• shichirinA lightweight, portable Japanese charcoal grill.
• ShigekoA female given name from Japanese.
• ShigemitsuA transliteration of the Japanese surname 重光
• shihon-bashiraThe four pillars that support the tsuriyane over the sumo ring; in modern practice removed for better television coverage.
• shii treeA tree, Castanopsis cuspidata, native to southern Japan and southern Korea.
• shikiiThe lower rail on which a Japanese room divider runs.
• shikimiThe tree Illicium anisatum.
• shikimicOf or pertaining to shikimic acid or its derivatives.
• shikirithe preparation time before a sumo bout during which the rikishi try to gain a psychological advantage by intense staring (niramiai) and when salt is ceremonially thrown (kiyome-jio)
• shikiri-senThe two enamel lines, embedded in the dohyo, behind which the rikishi crouch in preparation for the tachiai.
• shikishiA small card or paper board for drawing sketches, writing poetry, autographs, etc. on, often having a square shape and gilded border.
• shikkenA member of the Hōjō clan who served as regent of the shogunate, from 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period.
• shikonaThe wrestling name of a rikishi, normally derived from his heya, place of birth etc.
• shikoninSynonym of alkannin.
• ShimabaraA surname from Japanese.
• ShimaharaA surname from Japanese.
• shimaidona threesome including two women who are sisters
• ShimakawaA surname from Japanese.
• shimapanstriped panties
• ShimauchiA surname from Japanese.
• shimekomiThe silk mawashi worn by sekitori for competition.
• shimenawaA length of straw that lines the ring (used as ritual purification in shinto)
• shimewazaA chokehold in judo.
• ShimojiA surname from Japanese.
• Shimose powderA picric acid-based explosive.
• shimotsukareA Japanese dish typically made of salmon head simmered with vegetables, soybeans, deep-fried tofu skins, and rice pulp from fermented saké.
• shimpanthe four judges, sitting at each cardinal point
• shindeshia young rikishi recruit, not yet professional
• shine muscata cultivar in the muscat family of grapes made by crossing Akitsu-21 and 'Hakunan' (Vitis vinifera)
• ShingakiA surname from Japanese.
• shingitaiThe qualities of head, technique and body held to be essential for a successful wrestler
• shin hangaAn art movement of early 20th century Japan inspired by the earlier ukiyo-e.
• shini-taiA rikishi who is crushed by his opponent when both fall simultaneously.
• shinkeishitsuA Japanese culture-bound anxiety disorder.
• shinobi-irininjutsu techniques for stealth and infiltration
• ShinpeiA male given name from Japanese.
• shintaidoA form of physical and mental exercise developed from several Japanese martial arts
• shinzaA shelf in an alcove where a deity is thought to reside, in Japanese religion.
• shioyakiFood, usually fish, broiled with salt in Japanese cuisine.
• shirakashiThe Asian tree Quercus myrsinifolia.
• shiranui-gataThe less common ring-entering ceremony performed by yokozuna, consisting only of offensive moves.
• ShirimeA yōkai whose appearance is of a person with an eye in place of the anus.
• shiritoriA Japanese word game where each player in turn must produce a word beginning with the mora that the previous player's word ended with, similar to word chain.
• shiroboshivictory in a bout
• ShiroishiA surname from Japanese.
• ShiromaA surname from Japanese.
• shishamoSpirinchus lanceolatus, a Japanese smelt.
• shishitoA sweet Japanese pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.
• shishoAn oyakata who runs a heya.
• shitatedashinageA kimarite in which the attacker turns away from his opponent and pulls him forward and down.
• shitatehineriA kimarite in which the attacker twists his opponent down with an inside grip.
• shitatenageA kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent straight down with his inside arm as he twists away.
• shizokuA member of the Japanese warrior gentry or middle class, formerly called samurai.
• shochikubaiA combination of pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms, especially associated with the New Year in Japan.
• shodoJapanese calligraphy
• shogaolA pungent constituent of ginger, similar in chemical structure to gingerol.
• shokkiriA comical display of fouls etc performed by deshi during tours.
• shokuninA Japanese artisan or craftsman.
• shonichiThe first day of a basho, or the first win after a string of defeats
• shorinji kempoA Japanese modification of Shaolin kung fu established in 1947.
• shoshinAn attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level.
• shotaconAttraction (often erotic) to shotas (young or young-looking boys) in fiction.
• shotaiA Japanese military unit, equivalent to a platoon, flight, or section.
• shottsuruA pungent Japanese fish sauce, usually made from sandfish, typical of Akita.
• shoujo aiAnime and manga that explore emotional, but largely platonic, homoerotic relationships between women.
• shounen aiA narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more males.
• ShoutaA Japanese male given name.
• shoyu-taiA single-use plastic soy sauce recipient in the format of a fish.
• shozokuThe garment worn by the gyoji, derived from court dress.
• shubunkinA Japanese variety of goldfish
• shudopederasty in Japan
• shugenjaA practitioner of Shugendō.
• shugoshinAny of a family of proteins that play a role in the centromeric protection of cohesin
• shuhariA Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery.
• shukumeiFate, destiny.
• shukun-shoA special prize for outstanding performance; one of the sansho prizes.
• shumaiA traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
• shumokuzoriA kimarite in which the attacker ducks under his opponent's arm and lifts him up and takes him over backwards.
• shuntoThe annual wage negotiations, between employers and Japanese labor unions aiming to increase wages, occurring in spring.
• shusse hiroThe ceremonial introduction of new rikishi at a tournament.
• shutter chanceThe best moment to take a picture of a moving subject.
• side moverA shogi piece, used in chu shogi and larger variants, which has range movement to the sides and can take one step forward or back.
• silver generalA piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward.
• sisconStrong attachment or attraction to one's own sister.
• skoshA tiny amount; a little bit.
• soaplandA kind of Japanese brothel, ostensibly for bathing.
• SoejimaA surname from Japanese.
• SofueA surname from Japanese.
• sogo shoshaA kind of general trading company in Japan, trading in a wide range of products and materials and historically also acting as investment banks and private equities.
• sojutsuThe Japanese martial art of fighting with a spear.
• Soka GakkaiA Japanese Buddhist religious movement based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese priest Nichiren.
• sokaiyaA form of racketeer in Japan who blackmails companies by threatening to publicly humiliate their management.
• sokubiotoshiA kimarite in which the attacker chops down on his opponent's neck, forcing him to touch down.
• sokushinbutsuA Buddhist monk observing austerity to the point of death and mummification.
• SōmaA city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
• somenThin, white noodles usually served cold with sauce for dipping.
• sonkyoThe calm, straight-backed squat, following the shiko exercises, in mental preparation for the tachiai
• soramimiA homophonic translation of a song lyric, typically humorous; a mondegreen.
• sorobanA Japanese abacus derived from the Chinese suanpan.