| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 字幕 | じまく | subtitles, a title, a caption |
| 幕 | まく | curtain, bunting, act (in play) |
| 幕を閉じ | まくをとじる | to come to an end; to close the curtain |
| 一幕 | ひとまく | one act |
| 一般幕僚 | いっぱんばくりょう | general staff |
| 垂れ幕 | たれまく | hanging screen, curtain |
| 幕僚 | ばくりょう | staff, staff officer |
| 幕内 | まくうち | highest-ranking sumo division |
| 幕府 | ばくふ | bakufu, shogunate |
| 幕末 | ばくまつ | closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of Edo era |
| 幕開け | まくあけ | beginning, opening (of play) |
| 横断幕 | おうだんまく | banner strung across a street |
| 統合幕僚会議 | とうごうばくりょうかいぎ | Joint Staff Council |
| 閉幕 | へいまく | falling of the curtain, coming to an end |
| 開幕 | かいまく | raising the curtain |