助っ人

Meaning

1. n
   helper; supporter; second; backer
2. n
   foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

Example sentences

• 妖精たちはサンタの小さな助っ人です。

  Elves are Santa's little helpers.

• 「山田くん、こんなところで何してるの？」「バイトだよ」「塾のバイトもしてるんだよね？それなのに居酒屋のバイトもしてるの？」「助っ人として時々ね」

  "Yamada-kun, what are you doing here?" "I'm working part-time." "You also work part-time at the cram school, right? And yet, you also work at the izakaya?" "As a helper sometimes."