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joining; joint
intermediation; acting as an intermediary
relaying; taking over
middle relief pitcher; middle reliever
pole-shaped item with a join in the middle
tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
中次ぎを通さずに生産者から直接購入した。
I purchased directly from the producer without going through a middleman.
貿易の中次ぎ業者が両国間の取引を仲介している。
A trade intermediary is brokering transactions between the two countries.
配管の中次ぎ部分から水漏れが発生していた。
A water leak was occurring at the joint section of the piping.