arbitration; intercession; mediation
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
mediator; go-between; middleman
broker; intermediary; broking house
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
second month of the lunar calendar
midsummer; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
intermediary; medium; channel
(in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); fourth lunar month
(the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
conservatives and reformists being neck and neck; balanced conservative and progressive strengths
interruption; suspension; break
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
samurai's attendant; footman
the younger of two elder brothers
settlement by arbitration
intermediary trade; trade conducted via an agency
Eucommiaceae (monotypic plant family containing only the hardy rubber tree)
hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides)