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塩撒き (しおまき) — salt-throwing ceremony before the sumo bout | Kumi Dictionary

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塩撒き

塩撒き

塩しお撒まき

salt-throwing ceremony before the sumo bout

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しおまき

Noun

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salt-throwing ceremony before the sumo bout

sumo

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scatter・sprinkle・give them the slip

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