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VocabJLPT N2

acting

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. acting
2. performance

This noun refers to acting or performing, as in theatrical or cinematic performance. It is used to describe the skill of portraying a character, and can sometimes carry a negative nuance when used to suggest that someone is being fake or putting on an act in real life.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Even through failure, a confident performance is what moves people.

Sentence 2

Hey, that "I don't know" face just now — that was acting, wasn't it?

Sentence 3

Her performance speaks more through her eyes than her words.

Sentence 4

Don't tell me that smile was all an act too?

Sentence 5

That reaction just now was totally fake, wasn't it!