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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
中次の業者を減らして流通コストを削減した。
Distribution costs were reduced by cutting out middlemen.
中次を介さない直接取引が増えている。
Direct transactions without intermediaries are increasing.
中次を介さずに直取引した。
We dealt directly without a middleman.