(n) (1) board of directors
(2) board of directors' meeting
(P)
(n) executive meeting
meeting of the board of directors
(n,vs) flexible working hours of the higher-ups
(humorously or sarcastically) go (come) to work late as if one were an executive
(n) being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government
(n) stage favorite
stage favourite
star
(n) the Satsuma Rebellion
(n) star (actor)
prima donna
leading figure
(n) thankless role
ungracious part
(n) ex-serviceman
(n) ham actor
(n) bit-part actress
actress with a minor part
(n) successful role
(P)
(n) clown
(n) (col) First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5)
(n) (sens) Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
(n) senior's role
(n) evading the draft
evading the draught
(n) draft exemption
draught exemption
(n) former san'yaku-ranked sumo wrestler returning to that rank
(n) life imprisonment
(n) chief (star) actor in a Kabuki play
leading actors of a troupe
(n) petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
(exp) to be appointed to a post
to assume office
(v5t) to be helpful
to be useful
(P)
(n) officer's compensation or remuneration
(n) role-playing
(n,vs,adj-no) division (distribution) of roles
role-sharing
(n) role theory
(n) stage career
acting career
(n) characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor