Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ほしょう – see the following entries.
保証
[noun] an assurance, a guarantee
[noun] a guarantee or warranty for a product
[noun] legal assumption of responsibility
[verb] to ensure, to attest, to stipulate, to vouch
[verb] to assume legal responsibility, to swear
保障
[noun] guarantee
[noun] warranty
[verb] guarantee, endorse, assure
補償
[noun] compensation
[verb] compensate
(This term, ほしょう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)