arbitration; intercession; mediation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
both; both sides; both parties
be (that) as it may; having said that
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
second day of the month; two days
church; cathedral; chapel
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
position; location; base; point; site
construction; establishment
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
station; office; guardroom
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
future (usually near); prospects
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
seeing one off; farewell; escort
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
highway route (Edo period); main route
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
staying the night; lodging (at)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party