more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
echte Freundschaft; feste Freundschaft
Zechkumpan; Zechbruder; Trinkbruder; Trinkkumpan
Freund zum Plaudern; enger Freund; Hausfreund
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
echte Freundschaft; feste Freundschaft
Operation Tomodachi; United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami