一幕

ひとまく

one act

三幕物

さんまくもの さんまくぶつ

three-act play

第一幕目

だいいちまくめ

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

一般幕僚

いっぱんばくりょう

general staff

一幕見席

ひとまくみせき

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

一物

いちぶつ いちもつ

plot, ulterior motive, secret intention

幕

まく

curtain, bunting

一人物

いちじんぶつ

person to be reckoned with, person of importance

無一物

むいちもつ むいちぶつ

being free of earthly attachments

一行物

いちぎょうもの

scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)

百一物

ひゃくいちもつ

monk's allowed daily necessities (clothes, food, etc.)

ビニール幕/横幕

ビニールまく/よこまく

Vinyl curtain / horizontal banner

黒幕

くろまく

black curtain

煙幕

えんまく

smokescreen

銀幕

ぎんまく

silver screen (movies)

幕臣

ばくしん

shogunate retainer or vassal

中幕

なかまく

middle act

幕内

まくうち

highest-ranking division

入幕

にゅうまく

advancing to the first grade