役 【ヤク】 role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, 
			service, position (of responsibility), post, office, part (in a 
			play, film, etc.), role, character, scoring combination (in mahjong, 
			card games, etc.), meld, hand, yaku 
			役員 【ヤクイン】 director, executive, officer, official, person in charge 
			悪役 【アクヤク】 villain, baddie, the villain's part 
			大役 【タイヤク】 important task, important role, great duty, important 
			mission, major part (in a film, play, etc.), leading role, 
			high-scoring combination 
			役 【エキ】 war, campaign, battle, unpaid work (ritsuryo system), forced 
			labor 
			役務 【エキム】 labor, labour, service 
			荷役 【ニエキ】 handling cargo, loading and unloading 
			就役 【シュウエキ】 placed in commission, entering servitude |