Words — 139 found
たいやく
大役
1. important task; important role; great duty; important mission
2. major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role
3. high-scoring combinationHanafuda
ろうさく
労作
1. toil; labor; labour; laborious task
2. painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
えんしたちからも
縁の下の力持ち
1. unsung hero; person who does a thankless taskIdiomatic expression
もう
くたびれ儲け
1. waste of effort; thankless taskUsually written using kana alone
草臥れ儲け 【くたびれもうけ】、草臥儲 【くたびれもうけ】
1. work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employmentHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, See also 仕事
1. most important task; most pressing task; urgent business
けんこんいってき
乾坤一擲
1. stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a taskYojijukugo (four character compound)
てんしょく
天職
1. vocation; lifework; calling
2. sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)
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