Mom doesn't think the lady is the mother of a sumo wrestler, but rather some kind of business owner or the wife of one. The term she uses is おかみさん, okamisan, meaning landlady or proprietress.
I have noticed during the broadcasts that sometimes during the slowmo replay, they will also show a clip of the reaction of a wrestler's mother or family sitting in the audience. Okamisan has not been featured this way. She often doesn't seem to show much emotion to the matches, sitting quite properly, and occasionally is speaking with someone next to her (not always the same person, to her left). She's seated in the perfect place for us to watch her, especially when the wrestler on her side of the ring wins. Mom laughs, as she sometimes ignores the wrestlers because she is looking for her! There are several other 'regulars' in the audience which we watch and discuss each night. Topics include emotional response, the way they use their fan, wardrobe, etc.
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The outfits worn during the entrance ceremony are called keshō-mawashi, made of silk and costly, they apparently feature different themes or sponsors. Check out this link on mawashi.
Masa sent me this picture he took last night at the ennichi, buying okonomiyaki.
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Look at that smile! Very joyful.
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