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
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
close; intimate; on good terms
on bad terms; at loggerheads
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
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)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
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
broker; intermediary; broking house
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
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
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
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
maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
on such good terms as to know what each other is thinking
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
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
midsummer; fifth month of the lunar calendar
mutual attraction; being in love
second month of the lunar calendar
quarrel among friends; quarrel among ourselves (themselves)
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
intermediary; medium; channel
(in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); fourth lunar month
(the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power
being popular among one's companions
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
thick (with); bound by love
mutual admiration; logrolling
middleman; mediator; go-between
mutual admiration; logrolling
group (gang) of naughty (mischievous) boys
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
conservatives and reformists being neck and neck; balanced conservative and progressive strengths
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)