companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
reconciliation; make peace with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
on bad terms; at loggerheads
close; intimate; on good terms
arbitration; intercession; mediation
close; intimate; on good terms
being left out; being ostracized
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
being in love with each other
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
being left out; being ostracized
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
close; intimate; on good terms
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
on bad terms; at loggerheads
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
mediator; go-between; middleman
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
broker; intermediary; broking house
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)
intermediate wholesaler; middle trader; middleman; broker
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
on such good terms as to know what each other is thinking
maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
to act as an intermediary
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
midsummer; fifth month of the lunar calendar
second month of the lunar calendar
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
mutual attraction; being in love
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
quarrel among friends; quarrel among ourselves (themselves)
intermediary; medium; channel
(the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power
being popular among one's companions
(in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); fourth lunar month
middleman; mediator; go-between
mutual admiration; logrolling
mutual admiration; logrolling
conservatives and reformists being neck and neck; balanced conservative and progressive strengths
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
group (gang) of naughty (mischievous) boys
thick (with); bound by love
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
interruption; suspension; break
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
transit trade; entrepôt trade
mutual admiration; logrolling
samurai's attendant; footman
the younger of two elder brothers
intermediary trade; trade conducted via an agency
settlement by arbitration
companion in one's pleasures; companion in hobby activities
Eucommiaceae (monotypic plant family containing only the hardy rubber tree)
broker; brokerage; brokerage fee
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods); freight forwarding agent
gap; space; good relationship
Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion (764 CE)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two
two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two
hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides)