actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
government office; public office
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
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
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
important post; role with heavy responsibilities
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
villain; baddie; the villain's part
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
important post; role with heavy responsibilities
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
mediator; manager; caretaker
supporting role (actor); minor role
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
company director; board member
dramatic role for child; child actor
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
person standing watch; guard duty
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
role of the villain; the bad guy
role of the villain; the bad guy
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
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
underling; subordinate official
government housing for officials
moderator; host; chairman
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
coordinator; coordinating role
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
job title; name of one's position
handling cargo; loading and unloading
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
role; duty; responsibility
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
holding a position of responsibility
holding a position of responsibility
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)
priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties
leading male role in kabuki
attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; relief pitcher; reliever
former post; former occupant of the post
leading force; driving force; leader
assistant (to section manager)
value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles; winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor
(role of) heel (in wrestling, films, etc.); bad guy
card that can be used to make a scoring combination
leading actor; protagonist
(theatrical) role of old person
substitute actor; stand-in; double
an office; an important office
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
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
the four top party executives (of the LDP)
(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers
being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government
moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play
forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system)
labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryo system)
cheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)
points awarded for scoring combinations