役 - duty, war, campaign

retiring from military service

substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double

government office; public office

role

ward office; council (regional)

municipal office; council; city hall

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

to be helpful; to be useful

director; executive

duty; role; function

of no avail; useless

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)