一座

Meaning

1. n
   the whole company; the party; all those present; everyone in attendance
2. nvs
   attendance (at a gathering); presence
3. n
   banquet; dinner; party
4. n
   troupe; (theatrical) company
5. n
   (one) statue
6. n archaic
   top seat; head (of the table)

Example sentences

• あの女優は一座の一枚看板だ。

  That actress is the shining star of the company.

• 歌留多の会が百物語の会にでも変ったように、一種の暗い空気がこの一座を押し包んで、誰も彼もみな黙っていた。

  Just as if the card gathering had turned into a ghost story telling party, a kind of dark mood had settled over those present and everyone was silent.