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| This kanji has 7 strokes: 3 strokes in the "going man" radical 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) and 4 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (200): | ||
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大役 たいやく |
important task or role or duty |
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2.
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役回り やくまわり |
role, part, (unpleasant) duty |
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3.
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役人 やくにん |
government official |
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4.
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役割 やくわり |
part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties |
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5.
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監査役 かんさやく |
auditor, inspector |
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6.
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三役 さんやく |
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.) |
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7.
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配役 はいやく |
cast (of a play) |
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8.
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懲役 ちょうえき |
penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour) |
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9.
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区役所 くやくしょ |
ward office, council (regional) |
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10.
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悪役 あくやく |
villain, baddie, the villain''s part |
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11.
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役者 やくしゃ |
actor, actress |
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12.
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重役 じゅうやく |
director, high executive, (person with) heavy responsibilities |
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13.
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町役場 まちやくば |
town hall |
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14.
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相談役 そうだんやく |
counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor |
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15.
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役 やく |
use, service, role, position |
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16.
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子役 こやく |
dramatic role for child, child actor |
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17.
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服役 ふくえき |
penal servitude, military service |
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18.
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市役所 しやくしょ |
municipal office, council, city hall |
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19.
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役に立たない やくにたたない |
be of no avail, be useless |
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20.
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役柄 やくがら |
role |
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21.
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現役 げんえき |
active duty, active service |
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22.
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役に立つ やくにたつ |
to be helpful, to be useful |
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23.
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退役 たいえき |
retiring from military service |
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24.
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助役 じょやく |
assistant official |
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25.
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兵役 へいえき |
military service, conscription |
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26.
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当たり役 あたりやく |
successful role |
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27.
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役所 やくしょ |
government office, public office |
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28.
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主役 しゅやく |
leading part, leading actor (actress) |
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29.
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役目 やくめ |
duty, business, role |
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30.
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役場 やくば |
town hall |
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31.
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脇役 わきやく |
supporting role (actor), minor role |
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32.
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役員 やくいん |
officer, official, executive, staff |
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33.
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取締役 とりしまりやく |
company director, board member |
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34.
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役職 やくしょく |
post, managerial position, official position |
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35.
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代役 だいやく |
important mission, heavy role, substitute actor, stand-in, double |
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36.
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取締役会 とりしまりやくかい |
board of directors, board of directors'' meeting |
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37.
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役立つ やくだつ |
to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose |
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38.
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火付け役 ひつけやく |
instigator, troublemaker |
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39.
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再服役 さいふくえき |
re-enlistment, second imprisonment |
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40.
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役立てる やくだてる |
to put to use, to make use of, to turn to account |
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41.
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花形役者 はながたやくしゃ |
leading actor, star actress, top-billed performer |
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42.
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新三役 しんさんやく |
sumo wrestler newly promoted to a san''yaku rank |
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43.
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傍役 わきやく |
supporting role (actor), minor role |
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44.
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お役御免 おやくごめん |
dismissal, firing, retirement, being relieved from one''s post, being relieved of a burden |
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45.
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取締役社長 とりしまりやくしゃちょう |
managing director, president of a company (US) |
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46.
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二翻役 りゃんふぁんやく |
winning hand which redoubles the score |
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47.
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在役 ざいえき |
in prison, in the military |
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48.
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端役 はやく |
minor role |
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49.
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役力士 やくりきし |
(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers |
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50.
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荷役 にえき |
handling cargo, loading and unloading |
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51.
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進行役 しんこうやく |
facilitator, programme director, steering committee (chair) |
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52.
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無期懲役 むきちょうえき |
life imprisonment |
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53.
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役人根性 やくにんこんじょう |
bureaucratism, bureaucratic nature |
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54.
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お役所仕事 おやくしょしごと |
bureaucratic routine, red tape |
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55.
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取締役副社長 とりしまりやくふくしゃちょう |
executive vice-president |
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56.
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二役 ふたやく |
double role |
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57.
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雑役 ざつえき |
chore, odd job |
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58.
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端役女優 はやくじょゆう |
bit-part actress, actress with a minor part |
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59.
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役割り やくわり |
part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties |
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60.
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予備役 よびえき |
service in the first reserve |
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61.
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荷役 にやく |
handling cargo, loading and unloading |
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62.
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人気役者 にんきやくしゃ |
stage favorite, stage favourite, star |
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63.
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娘役 むすめやく |
female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.) |
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64.
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役人風 やくにんかぜ |
(putting on the) airs of an official |
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65.
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これより三役 これよりさんやく |
final three bouts on the last day of a sumo tournament |
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66.
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守役 もりやく |
a nurse or nanny, guardian |
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67.
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日清戦役 にっしんせんえき |
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5) |
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68.
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雑役夫 ざつえきふ |
handyman |
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69.
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男役 おとこやく |
male part or role |
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70.
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役割演技 やくわりえんぎ |
role-playing |
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71.
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予備役将校訓練課程 よびえきしょうこうくんれんかてい |
Reserve Officers'' Training Corps (US), ROTC |
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72.
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課役 かえき |
distribution of assignments |
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73.
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世話役 せわやく |
mediator, manager |
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74.
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名題役者 なだいやくしゃ |
chief (star) actor in a Kabuki play, leading actors of a troupe |
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75.
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役僧 やくそう |
priest in charge of a temple''s clerical duties |
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76.
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ちょい役 ちょいやく |
bit part (e.g. in a film), extra |
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77.
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手役 てやく |
hand of cards which scores as it is |
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78.
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日露戦役 にちろせんえき |
(sens) Russo-Japanese War (1904-5) |
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79.
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雑役婦 ざつえきふ |
cleaning lady |
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80.
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地役権 ちえきけん |
easement |
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81.
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役割分担 やくわりぶんたん |
division (distribution) of roles, role-sharing |
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82.
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用役 ようえき |
service |
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83.
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西南の役 せいなんのえき |
the Satsuma Rebellion |
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84.
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免役 めんえき |
release from office, military service, or prison |
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85.
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役替え やくがえ |
change of post |
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86.
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はまり役 はまりやく |
well-suited role |
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87.
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囚役 しゅうえき |
prison labor, prison labour |
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88.
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年寄り役 としよりやく |
senior''s role |
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89.
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三文役者 さんもんやくしゃ |
third-rate actor |
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90.
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中心的役割 ちゅうしんてきやくわり |
central role |
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91.
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役儀 やくぎ |
role, duty, responsibility |
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92.
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立ち役 たちやく |
leading male role in kabuki |
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93.
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顔役 かおやく |
influential man, boss |
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94.
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先役 せんやく |
former post, former occupant of the post |
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95.
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儲け役 もうけやく |
lucrative position |
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96.
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役宅 やくたく |
government housing for officials |
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97.
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パイプ役 パイプやく |
mediator |
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98.
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収入役 しゅうにゅうやく |
government treasurer |
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99.
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能役者 のうやくしゃ |
noh actor |
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100.
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仲人の役を買って出る なこうどのやくをかってでる |
to offer one''s service as a matchmaker |
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101.
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役牛 えきぎゅう |
work cow, work cattle |
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102.
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立て役 たてやく |
leading actor, protagonist |
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103.
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共役 きょうえき |
(math) conjugation |
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104.
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千両役者 せんりょうやくしゃ |
star (actor), prima donna, leading figure |
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105.
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儲役 もうけやく |
lucrative position |
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106.
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役畜 えきちく |
beasts of burden |
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107.
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ヒール役 ヒールやく |
someone who plays the part of a ''heel'' (bad guy) in wrestling, films, etc. |
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108.
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就役 しゅうえき |
placed in commission, entering servitude |
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109.
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三役格 さんやくかく |
sumo referee officiating bouts of san''yaku ranked wrestlers |
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110.
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役向き やくむき |
nature of one''s position |
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111.
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立て役者 たてやくしゃ |
leading actor, person who acts as driving force behind something, key figure, leading spirit, central figure |
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112.
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専務取締役 せんむとりしまりやく |
(senior) managing director |
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113.
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木っ端役人 こっぱやくにん |
petty (minor) official (derogatory term) |
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114.
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役得 やくとく |
emoluments, perquisite, side benefit |
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115.
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重役 おもやく |
director, high executive, (person with) heavy responsibilities |
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116.
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夫役 ぶえき |
slave labour, slave labor, compulsory service, forced labour, forced labor, exacted service |
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117.
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三役揃い踏み さんやくそろいぶみ |
ritual stomping in unison on the final day of sumo tournament |
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118.
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懲役刑 ちょうえきけい |
jail sentence, imprisonment |
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119.
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立役 たちやく |
leading male role in kabuki |
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120.
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苦役 くえき |
hard toil |
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121.
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戦役 せんえき |
(sens) military campaign, battle, war |
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122.
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木端役人 こっぱやくにん |
petty (minor) official (derogatory term) |
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123.
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役不足 やくぶそく |
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one, feeling oneself above the given work (role) |
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124.
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案内役 あんないやく |
guide, host |
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125.
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夫役 ぶやく |
slave labour, slave labor, compulsory service, forced labour, forced labor, exacted service |
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126.
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使役 しえき |
employing, using, setting to work, enslavement, (ling) causative (verb, etc.) |
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127.
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役者稼業 やくしゃかぎょう |
stage career, acting career |
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128.
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立役 たてやく |
leading actor, protagonist |
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129.
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軍役 ぐんえき |
military service |
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130.
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相手役 あいてやく |
opposing role, partner |
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131.
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役 えき |
war, campaign, battle |
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132.
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役付き やくつき |
holding a position of responsibility |
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133.
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意味役割 いみやくわり |
semantic role |
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134.
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重役会 じゅうやっかい |
board of directors |
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135.
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賦役 ふえき |
slave labour, slave labor, compulsory service, forced labour, forced labor, exacted service |
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136.
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使役動詞 しえきどうし |
causative verb |
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137.
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町役人 まちやくにん |
municipal official |
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138.
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役者気質 やくしゃかたぎ |
characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor |
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139.
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立役者 たてやくしゃ |
leading actor, person who acts as driving force behind something, key figure, leading spirit, central figure |
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140.
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軍役 ぐんやく |
military service |
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141.
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役付き やくづき |
holding a position of responsibility |
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142.
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一人二役 ひとりふたやく |
double role, one person playing two roles, wearing two hats |
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143.
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重役会議 じゅうやくかいぎ |
executive meeting, meeting of the board of directors |
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144.
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賦役 ぶやく |
slave labour, slave labor, compulsory service, forced labour, forced labor, exacted service |
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145.
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調査役 ちょうさやく |
assistant (to section manager) |
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146.
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役者子供 やくしゃこども |
skilled actor who is like a child offstage, good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world |
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147.
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留め役 とめやく |
arbitrator |
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148.
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郡役所 ぐんやくしょ |
county offices |
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149.
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相役 あいやく |
colleague |
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150.
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役に就く やくにつく |
to be appointed to a post, to assume office |
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151.
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役付取締役 やくつきとりしまりやく |
executive director |
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152.
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一役 いちやく |
an office, an important office |
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153.
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重役出勤 じゅうやくしゅっきん |
flexible working hours of the higher-ups, (humorously or sarcastically) go (come) to work late as if one were an executive |
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154.
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敵役 かたきやく |
role of the villain, the bad guy |
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155.
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役者生命 やくしゃせいめい |
acting career, career as an actress |
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156.
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旅役者 たびやくしゃ |
itinerant entertainer or troupe |
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157.
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兼ね役 かねやく |
carrying on a second line of work |
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158.
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憎まれ役 にくまれやく |
thankless role, ungracious part |
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159.
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役に就ける やくにつける |
to place someone in a position |
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160.
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役夫 えきふ |
laborer, labourer |
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161.
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一役 ひとやく |
(a) part to play |
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162.
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初役 はつやく |
first role |
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163.
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服役囚 ふくえきしゅう |
convict, prisoner |
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164.
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指南役 しなんやく |
instructor |
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165.
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敵役 てきやく |
role of the villain, the bad guy |
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166.
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役者馬鹿 やくしゃばか |
good actor who is inept in all other matters, demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns, skilled actor who knows little of life, person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense |
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167.
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力役 りきえき |
physical labor, physical labour |
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168.
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検査役 けんさやく |
inspector |
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169.
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側役 そばやく |
personal attendant |
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170.
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一役買う ひとやくかう |
to take on a role, to take part |
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171.
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書き役 かきやく |
scribe, copyist |
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172.
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文禄慶長の役 ぶんろくけいちょうのえき |
Imjin War (1592-1597) |
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173.
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自己共役 じこきょうやく |
(math) self adjoint |
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174.
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適役 てきやく |
suitable post or role |
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175.
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役者風情 やくしゃふぜい |
(the likes of) a mere actor |
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176.
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労役 ろうえき |
work, labor, labour, toil |
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177.
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村役場 むらやくば |
village office |
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178.
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役務 えきむ |
labor, labour, service |
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179.
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引き立て役 ひきたてやく |
person who makes someone else appear better, foil |
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180.
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諸役御免 しょやくごめん |
being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government |
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181.
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聞き役 ききやく |
listener''s role |
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182.
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執行役員 しっこうやくいん |
operating officer, company executive |
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183.
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纏め役 まとめやく |
mediator, peacemaker, troubleshooter, manager |
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184.
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役者冥利 やくしゃみょうり |
the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor, feeling blessed for being an actor |
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185.
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労役場 ろうえきじょう |
prison labor camp, prison labour camp |
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186.
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現役合格 げんえきごうかく |
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s)) |
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187.
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役を割り振る やくをわりふる |
to assign a role to an actor |
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188.
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役務賠償 えきむばいしょう |
reparation in the form of service |
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189.
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引立て役 ひきたてやく |
person who makes someone else appear better, foil |
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190.
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主人役 しゅじんやく |
host, toastmaster |
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191.
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牢役人 ろうやくにん |
(Edo-period) jail warden (gaol) |
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192.
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御役御免 おやくごめん |
dismissal, firing, retirement, being relieved from one''s post, being relieved of a burden |
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193.
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退役軍人 たいえきぐんじん |
ex-serviceman |
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194.
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役を干される やくをほされる |
to be deprived of one''s role, to have one''s livelihood taken away |
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195.
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役名 やくめい |
official title |
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196.
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汚れ役 よごれやく |
socially undesirable characters |
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197.
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女房役 にょうぼうやく |
assistant, right-hand man |
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198.
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兵役忌避 へいえききひ |
evading the draft, evading the draught |
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199.
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同役 どうやく |
colleague |
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200.
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役所仕事 やくしょしごと |
red tape, red-tapism, officialism, bureaucratic bungling |