幕

raising the curtain

curtain

one act (of a play)

makuuchi

rise of the curtain

Bakumatsu period

shogunate

third highest division

subtitles

falling of the curtain

staff

rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division

advancing to the first grade

horizontal banner

lowdown

fall of the curtain

black curtain

hanging banner

end

unveiling ceremony

camp enclosure

Joint Staff Council

middle act

(projection) screen

10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone

fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits

one-act play

first act (play, ballet, opera, etc.)

three-act play

it is none of one's business

destination sign (e.g. on a train)

purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring

inside information

referee officiating at bouts of rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division

wrestler re-promoted to makuuchi division

the shogunate (administration)

special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play

draw curtain

putting an end to

to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.)

kabuki curtain, usu. of three coloured panels

outer curtain (in a military encampment)

wrestler newly promoted to makuuchi division

drop curtain

to lower the curtain

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play)

to be promoted to makuuchi (of a juryo-division wrestler)

three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)

general staff headquarters

land under the direct control of the shogunate

shogunate army

referee officiating the third highest division

intermission (between acts)

supporters of the shogun

Joint Staff Council

opening-game pitcher

30 highest ranked makushita wrestlers

the shogunate period

opening game

rise of the curtain

the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.)

curtains hung (from trees or poles) during a flower-viewing party

Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)

land under the direct control of the shogunate

imperial-shogunal (e.g. relations, etc.)

box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

entrance curtain

surtitle

decorative curtain hung from the ceiling

camp

Japanese subtitles

adherence to the shogunate

the old feudal government

sheet lightning

subtitles

(projection) screen

Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)

curtain with horizontal stripes

curtain-raiser

tentmaker

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

to begin grandly

curtains hung (from trees or poles) during a flower-viewing party

subtitled (of a movie, etc.)

agreement

attacking the shogunate

chief of staff

general staff

special staff

tent

opening act

coloured curtains hanging from the eaves of a Buddhist temple

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

tentmaker

unveiling (a statue, monument, etc.)

without a break

to bring to an end

to come to an end

Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867)

movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)

subtitled version (of a movie)

backdrop (at the back of a stage)

tournament win in the highest division

Joint Staff College

screening panel (desk, etc.)

overthrow of the shogunate

Joint Staff Office

Maritime Staff Office

(artillery) barrage

bullet hell (genre of shoot 'em ups)

camp

to come to a close (end)

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play)

feudal system of the shogunate and domains

Ground Staff Office

Air Staff Office

blackout curtain

reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate

threatening attitude

shogunate retainer

to throw up a smoke screen

entrance curtain (in noh)

shogunate official

smokescreen

box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

blackout curtain

lowest ranked wrestler in makuuchi division

curtain

black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)

hanjeungmak

curtain pillar

scrim

curtain

curtain