 He returned to "maegashira" 1 in September and recorded eight wins, but again was not promoted to the "san'yaku" ranks, instead being moved from the west to the east side of the "banzuke".He would only manage three wins at that rank in the November tournament.At the end of 2007 he dropped 10 kilos in weight, due to the effects of medication for high cholesterol, and he turned in a poor 4-11 score in January 2008, sliding to "maegashira" 13 for the March 2008 tournament.