| curtain rai | The curtain raised on a noisy cocktail party. |
| curtain raiser | (n) any preliminary activity |
| curtain raiser | (n) a short play presented before the main play |
| カーテンレール | [ka-tenre-ru] (n) curtain rail [Add to Longdo] |
| 開演 | [かいえん, kaien] (n, vs) curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert); (P) [Add to Longdo] |