星ほし勘かん定じょう

noun

star counting; tallying wins and losses

Sumo term for counting wins (white stars) and losses (black stars) to track a wrestler's record. Also used figuratively for evaluating progress or performance in any competitive context.

• 大おお関ぜきの星ほし勘かん定じょうは現げん在ざい八はっ勝しょう三さん敗ぱいだ。

  The ozeki's star count is currently eight wins and three losses.

• プロジェクトの星ほし勘かん定じょうをしてみると、予よ想そう以い上じょうにうまくいっている。

  When we tally up the project's successes and failures, it's going better than expected.