幕切れ (makugire) Japanese meaning: fall of the curtain | Kotomoraた
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Loud applause broke out at the fall of the curtain on the first act.
Usage patterns
〈事〉が幕切れを迎えるfor something (an event, story) to come to its end
The long trial finally came to an end.
〈形容詞〉幕切れan ending of a certain character (e.g. anticlimactic, tragic)
The movie came to a sad end.
〈事〉が〈物〉で幕切れを飾るto close something out impressively with a particular achievement
幕切れの合図the cue signaling the fall of the curtain
At the cue for the curtain to fall, the audience burst into applause.
His playing career ended on a high note with a home run.
