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307 words found containing '役' in any position
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leading part; leading actor; leading actress
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noun
municipal office; council; city hall
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noun
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
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1. active duty; active service
2. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try  (see also: 浪人; often as 現役で)
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noun
ward office; council (regional)
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noun
company director; board member
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noun
company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities
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retiring from military service
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noun
military service; conscription
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Most common form: 夫役
noun
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
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