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“Sword-bearer” in Japanese

Short answer
太刀持ち tachimochi たちもち

Sword-bearer in Japanese is “太刀持ち” (tachimochi). Full meaning: sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony.

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