(n) leading male role in kabuki
(n) leading actor
protagonist
(n) leading actor
person who acts as driving force behind something
key figure
leading spirit
central figure
(n) arbitrator
(n) itinerant entertainer or troupe
(n) prison labor camp
prison labour camp
(n) (Edo-period) jail warden (gaol)
(n) (theatrical) role of old person
(n) dismissal
firing
retirement
being relieved from one's post
being relieved of a burden
(n) bit part (e.g. in a film)
extra
(n) well-suited role
(n) mediator
peacemaker
troubleshooter
manager
(n) mediator
(n) pi conjugation
(n) someone who plays the part of a 'heel' (bad guy) in wrestling, films, etc.
(n) (ling) semantic role
(n) double role
one person playing two roles
wearing two hats
(v5u) to take on a role
to take part
(n) person who makes someone else appear better
foil
(n) (obsc) moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play
(n) instigator
troublemaker
(P)
(n) leading actor
star actress
top-billed performer
(n) (comp) complex conjugate transpose (of a matrix)
(n) passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
(n) dismissal
firing
retirement
being relieved from one's post
being relieved of a burden
(n) notary public's office
(n) third-rate actor
(n) (ling) causative verb
(n,adj-na) (math) self adjoint
(n) operating officer
company executive
