close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
female friend; woman friend
classmate; friend in the same class
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
best friend; very close friend
Japan Association of Corporate Executives
Mitsui Sumitomo; Sumitomo Mitsui
birds of a feather flock together
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
friendly relations; social relations; social life
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process
email friend; email penpal
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
association; club; friends of ...
female friend; woman friend
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
friend's house; home of a friend
bosom friend; intimate friend; close friend
more than friends, less than lovers
friendly relations; social relations; social life
friend; affection (for siblings)
childhood friend; old playmate
playmate; companion; friend to play with
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
day that is lucky in the morning and evening but unlucky around noon, when one's luck affects others (in the traditional calendar)
Moritomo Gakuen scandal (2017)
friend request (e.g. on a social network)
very close friend; bosom friend
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
inseparable friend; sworn friend
guest appearance in a film or play through a friend; special appearance
friend of a father who is also a father; dads who are friends; dad friend
friendship; amity; companionship
political friend; friend with the same political views
Sumitomo Realty and Development Co. Ltd.
a friend today may turn against you tomorrow
fellow party member; friend of the party; party supporter; party sympathizer
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
friendly relations; social relations; social life
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
philharmonic society; society of the friends of music
colleague; company friend
Japan-China Friendship Association
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
friendly relations; social relations; social life
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
friendship's responsibilities
students' association; alumni association
neighbourly friendship; neighborly friendship
fraternal association; friendship society; fraternity
Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
teachers and friends; greatly respected friend (with much to teach one); friend who is greatly respected (as one's teacher)
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
sick friend; fellow patient
hemophiliac; haemophiliac
mate's rate; preferential rate of payment offered to a friend
Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
intimate friends and acquaintances
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process
the three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum)
booklet with homework assignments for the summer vacation
more than friends, less than lovers
good friend; useful friend
male homosexual relations; homosexual male partner
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
consort ship; joint boarding; boarding a ship together
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)
person with whom one communicates by pager
bad friend; friend with disadvantages
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
inseparable friend; sworn friend
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
friends from the same hometown
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
adding someone to one's friends list
by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
email friend; email penpal
three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
friendly relations; social relations; social life
friendly relations; social relations; social life
friend; child (one does not know); another child; other children
friend; child (one does not know); another child; other children
Operation Tomodachi; United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
friend; comrade; companion
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
(treaty of) friendship, commerce and navigation
friends shooting one another
getting mixed up with the wrong people; getting into bad company
Tartarian aster (Aster Novi-Belgii)
lend your money and lose your friend
friend; comrade; companion
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones
social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)
kindred soul; congenial friend
friend who gives frank advice; critical friend
friend who gives frank advice; critical friend
do not befriend those beneath you
do not befriend those beneath you
Society of Friends; Quakers
Kyoyukai (Hyogo-based yakuza syndicate)
Kyoyukai (Hyogo-based yakuza syndicate)
Fraternal Order of Police
Sumitomo Sitix Corporation
Sumitomo Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
Association of Cochlear Implant Transmitted Audition; ACITA
South-East Asian Friendship and Culture Association
Japan Medical Device Industry Excutives Association
Japan Healthcare Industry Executives Association