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Mahjong

value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles

Mahjong

winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor

role theory

laborer; labourer

Hanafuda

card that can be used to make a scoring combination

bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature

assigned role; duty; position

suitable role; best-suited job

(the likes of) a mere actor

beasts of burden

good actor who is inept in all other matters

Colloquial

dedicated actor

Linguistics

role language

to place someone in a position

stage career; acting career

acting career; career as an actress

bureaucratic jargon; officialese; gobbledygook

directors' bonus; bonus allowances to company executives; officers' bonuses

skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world

Archaic; Orig. meaning

child kabuki actor

work cow; work cattle

(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers

reparation in the form of service

to be deprived of one's role; to have one's livelihood taken away

characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor

executive director

Hanafuda

cheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)

Hanafuda

points awarded for scoring combinations