building bridges / (figuratively) intermediation; mediation; intermediary

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

meeting / party; function

gathering; meeting / perceive; understand; comprehend / Alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)

meet, assemble, gather / mediate

meeting / association / society

reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune

(Chinese character classification) compound indicatives

Kyūjitai form of 会意: (Chinese character classification) compound indicatives, as in 六書.

downstairs / the foot of the stairs