パイプ役[paipuyaku] mediator
悪役[akuyaku] villain
一役[ichiyaku] an office
一役[hitoyaku] role (which someone or something plays in a given situation)
下役[shitayaku] underling

仮役[kariyaku] temporary post
加役[kayaku] temporary extra work
監査役[kansayaku] auditor
顔役[kaoyaku] influential man
区役所[kuyakusho] ward office

敵わない[kanawanai] no match for
怨敵[onteki] sworn enemy
外敵[gaiteki] foreign enemy
敵う[kanau] to come true (wish)
仇敵[kyuuteki] bitter enemy

敵討[katakiuchi] vengeance
敵同士[tekidoushi] mutual enemies
旧敵[kyuuteki] old enemy
強敵[kyouteki] formidable enemy
公敵[kouteki] public enemy