curtain, act (in a play), falling of the curtain...

raising the curtain, opening (of an event), start...

lowdown, inside information, hidden circumstances...

makuuchi, top division (of professional sumo)

shogunate, bakufu, shogun's headquarters...

Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period

third highest division, wrestlers of the third highest division

staff, staff officer

subtitles, captioning

falling of the curtain, (coming to an) end, close

rise of the curtain, opening of a play, beginning (e.g. of an era)...

rise of the curtain, opening of a play, beginning (e.g. of an era)...

black curtain, wirepuller, mastermind...

advancing to the first grade

fall of the curtain, end of an act, end...

hanging banner, hanging screen, curtain

rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division

hanging banner, hanging screen, curtain

horizontal banner

end, close

camp enclosure

curtain-raiser, prologue

intermission (between acts), interlude

intermission (between acts), interlude

(projection) screen, the silver screen, the film world...

unveiling ceremony

middle act

smokescreen

decorative curtain hung from the ceiling, tent, pavilion...

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