1) Sumo terminology 
A sekitori (関取) is a rikishi (sumo wrestler) who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and jūryō. The name literally translates to having taken the barrier, as only a relatively small fraction of those who enter professional sumo achieve sekitori status. Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions. The benefi...
Salaried rikishi; in other words, those ranked at juryo or higher.