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► 成句
  [(2)やく]  [役に立つ]    meaning:  useful  rank: 1
☆ あいつはの役にもたない ⇨ He serves no purpose, is totally useless
☆ この道具は色々役に立つ ⇨ This tool comes in handy for various things

► 名詞
  [(2)やく]    meaning:  role  rank: 1
☆ 党内め役をしている ⇨ He plays the role of mediator within the party
☆ 彼女女王の役をじた ⇨ She played the role of a queen
☆ 捕手投手の女房役とばれる ⇨ Baseball catchers are often said to play the role of wives for pitchers


More examples:
  • 彼女はその映画に脇役で出演した ⇨ She appeared in the movie with a supporting role
  • 彼女は市役所で事務員をしている ⇨ She work at the city hall office
  • この役は有名女優ならでもいというにはかない ⇨ It’s not like any famous actress can play this role
  • 許可取るのは御役所仕事でとにかく時間がかかる ⇨ It takes a long time to get a permit because of the red tape
  • 客様には役員並びに社員一同から御礼申げます ⇨ The management and employees all sincerely thank our customers
  • 東京刑務所で服役している ⇨ He is serving his sentence in a penitentiary in Tokyo
  • は懲役二十らい込んだ ⇨ He got a 20-year prison sentence
  • 彼女女王の役に見事にはまっていた ⇨ She was perfect fit for the role of the queen
  • 肝心に役にたない ⇨ He is useless when it matters most
  • はいざとなると役にたない ⇨ He is useless when he is needed, when it really matters
  • 役人と業者金銭授受があった ⇨ There were exchanges of money between the official and the contractor
  • 父親が兵役から帰ってくるのを待ち侘びている ⇨ He is anxiously waiting for his father to come home from the military service
  • はその役にぴったりだ ⇨ He’s a perfect fit for that role
  • この小説主人公然るながら脇役が非常によくかれている ⇨ Not just the protagonists, but supporting casts are very well written in this novel
  • このサイトには仕事に役立つ情報満載されている ⇨ This site is chock full of information useful for my work