立役者

leading actor; star

旅役者

たびやくしゃ

itinerant entertainer or troupe

能役者

のうやくしゃ

noh actor

役者絵

やくしゃえ

actor print, ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors

名題役者

なだいやくしゃ

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

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

役者子供

やくしゃこども

skilled actor who is like a child offstage, good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world

大根役者

だいこんやくしゃ

ham actor

花形役者

はながたやくしゃ

leading actor, star actress, top-billed performer

役者馬鹿

やくしゃばか

good actor who is inept in all other matters, demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns, skilled actor who knows little of life, person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense

道化役者

どうけやくしゃ

clown

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

千両役者

せんりょうやくしゃ

star (actor), prima donna, leading figure

役者気質

やくしゃかたぎ

characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor

役者稼業

やくしゃかぎょう

stage career, acting career

役者風情

やくしゃふぜい

(the likes of) a mere actor

役者冥利

やくしゃみょうり

the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor, feeling blessed for being an actor

三文役者

さんもんやくしゃ

third-rate actor

役者生命

やくしゃせいめい

acting career, career as an actress