白鵬、「孤独」な金字塔 ２度の３７連勝、強敵は不在
双葉山に次ぐ史上２位の６３連勝を遂げた３年前に続き、３７連勝を達成した。昭和以降初の、２度の３７連勝以上。憧れる双葉山や父と慕う大鵬ら、伝説的な横綱も果たせなかった偉業だ。 立ち合いの瞬間に右を差して左上手を引くと、電光石火の上手出し投げで転がした。
Vocabulary List
bud / sprout
118612
mountain
88561
historical
89846
throne / crown
45668
consecutive victories / series of victories
167874
ago / before (some event) / previously
117076
consecutive victories / series of victories
167874
achievement
124668
Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
103254
on and after / as from / hereafter / thereafter / since
45607
first / new
100900
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
133811
consecutive victories / series of victories
167874
not less than / ... and more / ... and upwards
45608
bud / sprout
118612
mountain
88561
father
148942
tradition / legend / folklore
132783
mark / target
131568
yokozuna (sumo grand champion)
52455
great enterprise / exploits
45795
moment / second / instant
100488
right / right hand side
49541
left / left hand side
85455
skill / skillful / dexterity
104351
lightning speed
133112
from the standpoint of / as a matter of (e.g. fact) / in the field of
104120
white
142581
large bird
155032
isolation / loneliness / solitude
77722
pyramid / monumental work
70465
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
133811
consecutive victories / series of victories
167874
formidable enemy
68606
absence
147722
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