senshuraku means the last day of a fifteen-day tournament, always on a Sunday. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Why this word is great
SENSHURAKU — [Noun] The final, climactic day of a fifteen-day sumo tournament, invariably a Sunday. Borrowed from Japanese 千秋楽 (senshūraku), a compound of 千秋 (senshū, "thousand autumns", i.e., "a very long time") and 楽 (raku, "music, comfort, pleasure"), literally meaning "music of a thousand autumns". Unlike the utilitarian *saishūbi* (any event's final day) or the stark *owari* (mere cessation), *senshūraku* is a terminus suffused with ritual and resolution. It is the electric hush before the last tachiai, the glinting arc of salt on the sun-baked dohyō, and the solemn presentation of the Emperor’s Cup—a transient perfection so complete it wishes to echo for a thousand autumns.
noun
- The last day of a fifteen-day tournament, always on a Sunday.