companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
being left out; being ostracized
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)
being popular among one's companions
mutual admiration; logrolling
group (gang) of naughty (mischievous) boys
companion in one's pleasures; companion in hobby activities