expression, godan verb (-ru)
act as a mediator; serve as an intermediary; be a go-between
A set phrase meaning to take on the trouble of mediating between parties.
彼は両者の間で仲介の労をとった。
He acted as a mediator between the two parties.
交渉が難航したので、第
Negotiations were difficult, so we had a third party serve as an intermediary.