相対
Meanings
1
face-to-face; private; between the parties
Used for meetings, negotiations, or dealings that are conducted directly and privately between the people involved, without third parties. Often appears in set phrases like 相対で話す or 相対の取引.
They resolved the issue by talking face-to-face.
In a private transaction, no intermediary is involved.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉と相対で話すto talk directly, one-on-one, with someone
It's better to talk to him directly, one-on-one.
- 相対で〈事〉を決めるto settle something directly between the parties involved
Let's settle the price directly between ourselves.
- 相対の取引a deal negotiated directly between the two parties (without a broker)
This stock was bought and sold in a direct, off-market deal.