役者気質

やくしゃかたぎ

characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor

人気者

にんきもの

popular person, favorite, favourite

役者

やくしゃ

actor, actress

役人

やくにん

government official

旅役者

たびやくしゃ

itinerant entertainer or troupe

役者絵

やくしゃえ

actor print, ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors

立役者

leading actor; star

能役者

のうやくしゃ

noh actor

小役人

こやくにん

petty official

町役人

まちやくにん

municipal official

役人風

やくにんかぜ やくにんふう

(putting on the) airs of an official

牢役人

ろうやくにん

(Edo-period) jail warden (gaol)

主人役

しゅじんやく

host, toastmaster

三文役者

さんもんやくしゃ

third-rate actor

緞帳役者

どんちょうやくしゃ

low-class actor (kabuki), actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater

千両役者

せんりょうやくしゃ

star (actor), prima donna, leading figure

立て役者

たてやくしゃ

leading actor, person who acts as driving force behind something, key figure, leading spirit, central figure

名題役者

なだいやくしゃ

chief actor in a kabuki play, star actor, leading actors of a troupe

大根役者

だいこんやくしゃ

ham actor