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stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place
wholesale rag dealer
相手の立場になって考えることが大切だ。
It's important to think from the other person's position.
私の立場からは何も言えない状況だった。
I was in a situation where I couldn't say anything from my position.
彼は難しい立場に立たされてしまった。
He was put in a difficult position.