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

雲鬢花顔[unbinkagan] beautiful woman (metaphorical)
横顔[yokogao] face in profile
温顔[ongan] kindly face
なに食わぬ顔[nanikuwanukao] innocent look
我物顔[wagamonogao] looking or acting as if one owned the place

汗顔[kangan] ashamed
顔から火が出る[kaokarahigaderu] to be extremely embarrassed
顔を顰める[kaowoshikameru] to grimace
顔を潰す[kaowotsubusu] to make somebody lose face