The Vocabulary of Mediation

Chūsai (仲裁): arbitration, mediation. A dictionary defines it as stepping in between parties who are in conflict, smoothing things over and helping them make peace.

Ujigami (氏神): the guardian deity of a family or place. A major dictionary of Japanese lists one further sense: a savior, especially someone who mediates a quarrel.

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