ferry, ferryboat

building bridges / (figuratively) intermediation; mediation; intermediary

to build a bridge or bridges / (figuratively) to intermediate; to mediate (between)

(Japanese mythology) son of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) and 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), younger brother of 火照 (Hoderi), husband of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), father of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) and grandfather of Emperor Jinmu; he was known to have a conflict with his brother in the myth 海幸山幸 (Umisachi Yamasachi, “Luck of the Sea and Luck of the Mountain”)

puppy, dog / a sentinel / a snoop or spy / useless, wasteful

Alternative spelling of 犬

the Dog, the eleventh of the twelve Earthly Branches

the hour of the dog; a historical dual-hour equivalent to 7PM - 9PM

reed

intellectual / the intelligentsia