Word origins

• sosaku hangaAn early-20th-century Japanese art movement of woodblock printing.
• sotogakeA kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent towards him, hooks his leg, and drives him over backwards.
• sotokomataa kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's leading leg, over the top of the thigh, and drives him over backwards
• sotomusoa kimarite in which the attacker reaches over his opponent's body to block his leg and, at the same time, locking his gripping arm and twisting him over onto his back
• sototasukizoriA kimarite in which the attacker bars his opponent's inside gripping arm, grabs his closest leg and pulls it up and forces him to touch down.
• spam musubiA food, common in Hawaii, made of cooked spam tied to a block of rice with nori, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.
• special wardAny of the 23 municipalities that make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan.
• spokonA genre that focuses on sports, emphasizing perseverance, hard work, and overcoming adversity.
• S rankAn exceptional rank given on an objective, mission, or level in a game. Typically the highest achievable such rank.
• SuijinA Japanese god of water; another name for Ryūjin.
• suimonoclear soup in Japanese cuisine
• suitmationA makeup special effects technique for portraying enormous creatures, by having an actor wear a suit near a set of minatures.
• sujikoSalmon roe served inside the sac
• sukuinagea kimarite in which the attacker releases his gripping hand, extends his arm across his opponent's back, turns away and pulls him forward and down
• sukumizuA type of swimwear in Japan, mass-produced for the schools.
• sumi-eJapanese ink wash painting
• sumotoriA sumo wrestler.
• SunagawaA surname from Japanese.
• suna-kaburiThe six rows of single seats closest to the dohyo.
• sunomonoA traditional Japanese salad of vegetables dressed with vinegar.
• surimonoA kind of Japanese woodblock print, privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year.
• sushi-meshiA preparation of white short-grained Japanese rice mixed with a dressing of rice vinegar, sugar, salt, and occasionally kombu and sake, used as a filling for sushi.
• sushiyaA sushi restaurant.
• susoharaiA kimarite in which the attacker sweeps his opponent's leg forward and pulls him backwards and down.
• susotoriA kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's ankle and pulls it up, driving him over backwards.
• susuki grassMiscanthus sinensis, a species of grass native to eastern Asia, including China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
• suteganaJapanese small okurigana used with kanbun or small kana used for diphthongs.
• suuankouA yakuman awarded for winning a hand with four concealed triplets.
• suukantsuA yakuman awarded for winning a hand with four kans.
• SuwakoA female given name from Japanese.
• Sweet LolitaA Japanese fashion movement whose adherents dress in pastel colours and styles resembling clothing for young girls.
• tachiaiThe initial charge towards each other by the rikishi at the start of a sumo bout.
• tachibana orangeCitrus tachibana, or Citrus reticulata tachibana, a very bitter variety of mandarin orange.
• tachimochiA rikishi who participates in the dohyo-iri ceremony of a yokozuna by carrying a sword behind him.
• tachinomiyaA Japanese bar at which patrons stand rather than sit down.
• tachi-sekitickets to stand at the back of the arena.
• taijin kyofushoA Japanese form of anthropophobia, a fear of interpersonal relations.
• taijutsuJapanese martial arts techniques that rely on a set of body movements without weapons.
• taikan gameA style of arcade game using a first-person display and hydraulic motion, special controllers, etc. to provide physical immersion.
• TaikokanSynonym of Dakekan: the Japanese-derived name (modern Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan).
• taiyakiA Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings.
• TakabayashiA transliteration of the Japanese surname 高林
• TakaishiA Japanese family name.
• TakamagaharaA place in Japanese mythology, the dwelling-place of the kami, said to be connected to the Earth by a bridge.
• TakaradaA surname from Japanese.
• TakehisaA male given name from Japanese.
• TakekoA female given name from Japanese.
• TaketaA surname from Japanese.
• takoyakiA ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion.
• takuanA type of pickled daikon radish, half-dried before being pickled with rice bran and salt or sugar, typically yellow in color.
• talkloidThe practice of producing speech using singing voice synthesis software, such as Vocaloid.
• tamagoyakiA Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.
• tamahaganeA traditional Japanese steel made with ironsand and used to make swords, knives, etc.
• tamakeriA sexual fetish and subgenre of pornography based around the physical abuse of a man's testicles.
• TamanahaA surname from Japanese.
• TamashiroA surname from Japanese.
• -tanSynonym of -chan.
• TanabataAn annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.
• tanyaoA yaku awarded for winning a hand with no honor or terminal tiles.
• tarakoA Japanese food made from salted cod or pollack roe (originally cod, but now mostly pollack).
• tarentoA celebrity who regularly appears on mass media in Japan, especially as a panelist on variety shows.
• tarikiother power, outside help. Practice that assumes one's own capability is not sufficient, instead relying on other power - see also jiriki.
• tasukizoriA kimarite in which the attacker ducks under his opponent's arm, grabs his arm and back leg and leans backwards, driving him over.
• tatakiThinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.
• tategyojiEither of the two highest-ranked gyoji who referee matches involving a yokozuna.
• TatsukoA female given name from Japanese.
• tawaraAny of the straw bales, packed with earth, placed in a circle on the dohyo and forming the area that the rikishi must stay inside.
• tax inTax-included.
• tea whiskA kitchen utensil shaped and used like a shaving brush but typically made of bamboo rather than badger hair and manipulated above matcha to dissolve it and make it foam.
• tegatanaThe ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.
• teikeiA system of community-supported agriculture in Japan.
• teishokuA set meal, usually a tray with one or more main courses, along with a number of side dishes (salad, rice, pickles, soup, etc.).
• teishoku-yaA type of Japanese restaurant, similar to an American diner, that serves cheap, commonplace foods.
• tekkamakihosomaki sushi with a tuna filling
• temakiA type of sushi in the form of a cone.
• tenchaPartially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.
• tenji blockA type of walkway paving tile, consisting of a dot array block and a line stack block, used to inform visually impaired pedestrians of a route (lined path) and danger ahead (dotted threshold).
• tenkasuCrunchy pieces of deep-fried flour batter used in Japanese cuisine.
• tenmokuA dark glaze with a surface that resembles oil spotting, made of feldspar, limestone, and iron oxide.
• tenpaiThe game state in which a player's hand requires only one tile to be completed.
• TenpyoA Japanese era from August 729 through April 749.
• TenriismSynonym of Tenrikyo.
• TenrikyoA monotheistic religion in Japan founded by Nakayama Miki in 1838.
• tensanA silk produced by the Japanese oak silkmoth (Antherea yamamai).
• tentsuyuA Japanese sauce used as a dip for tempura.
• tenuguiA type of cloth used variously as a bandana, handkerchief, or washcloth.
• tenukiplaying elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move.
• TerashitaA surname from Japanese.
• TerauchiA surname from Japanese.
• TeruhisaA male given name from Japanese.
• TerukoA female given name from Japanese.
• TerunariA male given name from Japanese.
• TeruyaA unisex given name from Japanese.
• tesujiA skilful move to achieve a tactical objective
• teuchi-shikiA welcoming ceremony to new rikishi.
• the nail that sticks out gets hammered downThose who are too different or conspicuous get criticized or sanctioned by others.
• time attackAn attack in which one may gain an advantage in time against one's opponent or rival.
• timeskipAn instance of fast-forwarding a substantial amount of time, such as years or decades, as a narrative device in a story, quickly aging characters and developing events.
• tobikoThe roe of flying fish used as food.
• todorokiteA manganese oxide mineral, also containing calcium, barium, potassium, sodium, and sometimes magnesium that is a major constituent of manganese nodules