to be helpful; to be useful
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
government office; public office
villain; baddie; the villain's part
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to be helpful; to be useful
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
role; part; job; assignment
supporting role (actor); minor role
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
company director; board member
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
person standing watch; guard duty
role; duty; position; part
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
role of the villain; the bad guy
role of the villain; the bad guy
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
underling; subordinate official
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
moderator; host; chairman
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
job title; name of one's position
coordinator; coordinating role
government housing for officials
go-between; intermediary; mediator
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
handling cargo; loading and unloading; cargo work
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
role; duty; responsibility
role; part; job; assignment
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; catcher
holding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
holding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)
travelling for work; taking part in group work; (arch.) practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)
travelling for work; taking part in group work; (arch.) practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)
attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
role; part; job; assignment
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; fireman; relief pitcher
supporting role (actor); minor role
leading force; driving force; leader
assistant (to section manager)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
character in erotica with a mainly penetrative role
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
to assign a role to an actor
(role of) heel (in wrestling, films, etc.); bad guy
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles; winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor
leading actor; protagonist
holding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
holding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
card that can be used to make a scoring combination
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; fireman; relief pitcher
substitute actor; stand-in; double
to place someone in a position
company director; board member
attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
former post; former occupant of the post
magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
company director; board member
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
(theatrical) role of old person
the four top party executives (of the LDP)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryō system)
moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play
(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers
winning hand with the score doubled twice
points awarded for scoring combinations
scoring combination in a dealt hand that becomes worth more at the end of the game if the player's total score is above 88
cheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)
menstruation; menses; period
scoring combination in a dealt hand that becomes worth more at the end of the game if the player's total score is above 88
labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryō system)
being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government