One-man sumo - Hitorizumo

Japanese: 一人相撲 - ヒトリズモウ
One-man sumo - Hitorizumo
1. The act of one person performing the movements of two people wrestling together. Also, the art. It was performed as a religious ceremony or street performance.
2. To be too determined to do something that has no other partner. Also, to work desperately on something that has no fruit. "To take a vain effort"

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:
１ 二人で相撲をとっているような所作を一人でしてみせること。また、その芸。神事・大道芸として行われた。
２ 相手がないのに自分だけで気負い込むこと。また、実りのない物事に必死で取り組むこと。「むなしい―をとる」

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