water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ちからみず
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water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sumo
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力士は土俵に上がる前に力水を口に含んだ。
The sumo wrestler took chikaramizu into his mouth before stepping onto the dohyo.
行司が力士に力水を渡す。
The gyoji hands the chikaramizu to the wrestler.
力水は、力士が心身を清め、集中力を高めるための儀式的な水だ。
Chikaramizu is ritualistic water for wrestlers to purify their mind and body and enhance concentration.
大一番を前に、力士は静かに力水で口をすすいだ。
Before the big match, the wrestler quietly rinsed his mouth with chikaramizu.
力水は単なる水ではなく、相撲の伝統的な儀式の一部である。
Chikaramizu is not just water, but part of the traditional ritual of sumo.
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