(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages receipts and the key to the imperial gate

confer, bring a matter before someone

(geography) equator

raising and lowering of something / loading and unloading (as of the cargo in a ship) / weaving on a loom (from the way the warp is raised and lowered)