Name it - The Day After...

[Kaminariyuki]

Houston, I believe we have a winner! As a mongrel mutt myself, I can feel the weight of the expression and the way I suspect it's used in Japanese. Any of the Japanese reading forum members ready to cough up the kanji for "banzuke oazuke?"

I fear the Dog Days of sumo have only just begun. We may have to lie in the corner for a while this summer...

[robnplunder]

Nozumo.

[Andonishiki]

as the japanese say

Sei Gen Ji Kan..... preparation time....

and Sei Gen Ji Kan ippai when that period is over and we are fully prepared for the fight

[Amanogawa]

I found this topic really interesting, thanks Kaminariyuki (wow, roaring thunder and snow – what a dramatic image you evoke. As if ushering a relentless winter but eventually a bright spring again filled with hope and anticipation – just like this one. After a big “zombie limbo”,  you’ll sure to enjoy the full-scale pleasure again ( well… just if there’s no vicious virus around…. )

Right after Senshuraku Musubi no Ichiban, I just feel “ki ga nukeru” - literally, “Spirit leaves me” like, what should I do with this empty feeling? And actrually the next day is worse - I feel more “gakkari( discouraged )” coming home from work realizing there’s no recorded bouts to watch after dinner any more. Then as the banzuke-announcment day approaches, it’s like a puppy dog put to wait drooling with a yummy meal right in front of him. That’s exactly the “oazuke” situation. So I really like “banzuke oazuke time”!!  A nice playful rhyme. Of course “banzuke oazuke limbo” sounds really good too! 

Edited April 27, 2020 by Amanogawa

[Kaminariyuki]

On 27/04/2020 at 05:12, Amanogawa said:

I found this topic really interesting, thanks Kaminariyuki (wow, roaring thunder and snow – what a dramatic image you evoke. As if ushering a relentless winter but eventually a bright spring again filled with hope and anticipation – just like this one. After a big “zombie limbo”,  you’ll sure to enjoy the full-scale pleasure again ( well… just if there’s no vicious virus around…. )

 

Amanogawa - sorry, I must have dropped off of SF about mid-April for a bit, and just saw your post while looking for the term Jlann had put forth. Ver poetic, I agree. Maybe we need to put it back out there...

[Karasukurai]

On 17/04/2020 at 23:45, Kaminariyuki said:

banzuke oazuke

Ahhh here we are again - banzuke oazuke but with tinsel.

[Halian]

On 23/03/2020 at 22:13, Kaminariyuki said:

OK, I've whined about this before, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, but now I think it's time to put a name on it. Sumo is awesome, but one of the big let downs is that after 15 consecutive days of sumo, it's cold turkey for six-seven weeks. Brutal. With or without an audience. I think there should be a name for the day after Senshuraku.

What have you folks got?

神帰 Kamigae, literally meaning “deity/ies going home”.

In English, “silly season”.