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N1 Noun

力士(りきし)sumo wrestler, rikishi, strong man

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    1. Noun

      1.

      sumo wrestler, rikishi

      Sumo
    2. Noun

      2.

      strong man

    3. Noun

      3.

      Deva king

      Abbreviation, Buddhism,

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    力士 【りきし】力士 【りきじ】

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      土俵(どひょう)力士(りきし)(はい)ってきました。

      A sumo wrestler just stepped into the ring.

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      力士(りきし)たちはなんであんなに(おお)きいのだろう?

      Why are sumo wrestlers so huge?

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      息子(むすこ)力士(りきし)になるために毎日(まいにち)大量(たいりょう)のご(はん)()べています。

      My son eats tons of rice every day to become a sumo wrestler.

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      力士(りきし)になるべく(ぼく)毎日(まいにち)気持(きも)(わる)くなる(すこ)手前(てまえ)まで()べている。

      To become a sumo wrestler, I eat until I'm just shy of feeling sick, every single day.

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      (ちち)()われるままに力士(りきし)になるための訓練(くんれん)をしたら、巨体(きょたい)になっていた。

      Following my father's lead, I trained to be a sumo wrestler, and before I knew it, I'd become massive.

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