This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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まく
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
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幕府

ばくふ
bakufu; shogunate
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開幕

かいまく
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
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字幕

じまく
subtitles; captioning
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幕末

ばくまつ
closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of Edo era
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幕内

まくうち
highest-ranking division
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幕下

まくした
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
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幕僚

ばくりょう
staff; staff officer
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黒幕

くろまく
black curtain; wire puller; mastermind; political fixer; power broker
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入幕

にゅうまく
advancing to the first grade