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火消し役

火消役
ひけしやく
fireman (in Edo); problem-solver; fixer
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調整役

ちょうせいやく
coordinator; coordinating role
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懲役刑

ちょうえきけい
jail sentence; imprisonment
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性別役割分業

せいべつやくわりぶんぎょう
division of labor by gender role
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役立たず

やくたたず
useless; deadhead
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付き添い役

付き添役、付添役
つきそいやく
attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
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政務三役

せいむさんやく
three highest ranks in a ministry: minister, vice minister and parliamentary secretary
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予備役将校訓練課程

よびえきしょうこうくんれんかてい
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (US); ROTC
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お役目

御役目
おやくめ
(public) duty
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日露戦役

にちろせんえき
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)