[だて, date] (suf) (1) particularly; especially; (2) indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; (3) indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used #2980
[きょうげん, kyougen] (n) (1) (See 本狂言, 間狂言) kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; (2) kabuki play; kabuki performance; (3) make-believe; ruse; trick; (P) #18044
[ge-ma-] (n) gamer (someone who plays a game)
[nekama] (n) (sl) (from ネット and お釜) someone who plays (portrays themselves as) the opposite sex online (formed from netto and okama)
[ヒールやく, hi-ru yaku] (n) someone who plays the part of a 'heel' (bad guy) in wrestling, films, etc.
[pureisute-shon ; pure-sute-shon (ik)] (n) Playstation
[puresute] (n) (abbr) Playstation
[ひとやく, hitoyaku] (n) role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
[かぶきじゅうはちばん, kabukijuuhachiban] (n) repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
[さんまいめ, sanmaime] (n) (1) (from Kabuki system of ranking characters) comedian; actor who plays comic roles; (2) figure of fun; laughing stock
[しばいずき, shibaizuki] (n) theatergoer; someone who likes plays
[じゅうはちばん(十八番)(P);おはこ, juuhachiban ( juuhachiban )(P); ohako] (n) (1) (じゅうはちばん only) No. 18; eighteenth; (2) (じゅうはちばん only) (abbr) (See 歌舞伎十八番) repertoire of 18 kabuki plays; (3) one's favourite stunt (favorite); one's specialty; (P)
[せんだんはふたばよりかんばし, sendanhafutabayorikanbashi] (exp) (id) Genius displays itself even in childhood
[やまとなでしこ;ヤマトナデシコ, yamatonadeshiko ; yamatonadeshiko] (n) (1) (uk) (See 撫子・1) large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); (2) woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
[じびき, jibiki] (n) (1) person who plays shamisen during dancing practice; (2) shamisen accompaniment
[ちょうにんもの, chouninmono] (n) novels or plays about the merchant class
[にまいめはん, nimaimehan] (n) (halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目) comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
[ほんきょうげん, honkyougen] (n) (See 間狂言) discrete kyogen (performed between two noh plays)
[わきのう, wakinou] (n) minor piece in noh plays
[ごぜ, goze] (n) blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
[どんちょうやくしゃ, donchouyakusha] (n) low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater