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相対 (あいたい, aitai) Japanese meaning: face-to-face | Kotomora
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They resolved the issue by talking face-to-face.
In a private transaction, no intermediary is involved.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 相あい 対たい で 話はな す to talk directly, one-on-one, with someone
It's better to talk to him directly, one-on-one.
相あい 対たい で 〈 事こと 〉 を 決き める to settle something directly between the parties involved
Let's settle the price directly between ourselves.
相あい 対たい の 取とり 引ひき a deal negotiated directly between the two parties (without a broker)
This stock was bought and sold in a direct, off-market deal.
Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together 対 vis-a-vis, opposite, even Related words 対面 emphasizes the physical act of meeting face-to-face, while 相対 stresses the private, direct nature of dealings between the parties themselves.
直談判 refers specifically to negotiating directly with someone (often confrontationally), while 相対 is the broader, more neutral term for any private dealing between two parties.
Etymology Composed of 相 (mutual) and 対 (facing), literally meaning 'facing each other.' The reading あいたい is the on'yomi of both characters.
