[かえるまた, kaerumata](n) curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)[Add to Longdo]
[またぐらごうやく;またぐらこうやく, mataguragouyaku ; matagurakouyaku](n) double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict[Add to Longdo]
[ちまた, chimata](n) (1) the public; (2) street; district; quarters; (3) location (of a battle, etc.); (4) divide (e.g. between life and death); (5) (orig. meaning) fork (in a road); crossroads[Add to Longdo]