役に立つ【やくにたつ】
to be helpful, to be useful
役目【やくめ】
duty, role, function
主役【しゅやく】
leading part, leading actor, leading actress
役割【やくわり】
part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
役者【やくしゃ】
actor, actress, man of wits, clever person, cunning fellow
役立つ【やくだつ】
to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
役立たず【やくたたず】
useless, deadhead
役人【やくにん】
government official
服役【ふくえき】
penal servitude, serving time in prison, military service, forced labor, compulsory service
役員【やくいん】
director, executive, officer, official, person in charge
懲役【ちょうえき】
penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
現役【げんえき】
active duty, active service, student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school, student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
代役【だいやく】
substitute (actor), stand-in, fill-in, understudy, double
取締役【とりしまりやく】
company director, board member
役所【やくしょ】
government office, public office
市役所【しやくしょ】
municipal office, council, city hall
区役所【くやくしょ】
ward office, council (regional)
役場【やくば】
town hall
重役【じゅうやく】
(company) director, executive, top management, important post, role with heavy responsibilities
兵役【へいえき】
military service, conscription
