あの女優は一座の一枚看板だ。

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あの女優は一座の一枚看板だ。

English Translation

That actress is the shining star in the company.

Furigana

あの女優(じょゆう)は一座(いちざ)の一(いち)枚(まい)看板(かんばん)だ。

Romanji

Ano joyū wa ichiza no ichi mai kanban da.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

女優 (じょゆう)

actress

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

一座 (いちざ)

party; those present; troupe; first seat

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

枚 (まい)

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

看板 (かんばん)

signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate; draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead; reputation (of a shop); appearance; look; closing time

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative