友

neighbourly friendship; neighborly friendship

intimate friends and acquaintances

booklet with homework assignments for the summer vacation

the three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum)

appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

Company name

Sumitomo Corporation

Operation Tomodachi; United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Organization name

Sumitomo Zaibatsu

Organization name

Japan-China Friendship Association

From Confucius

three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

Company name

Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited

From Mencius

by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends

From Confucius

three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones

Company name

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

sister-city relationship

Proverb; From the Analects of Confucius

do not befriend those beneath you

friendly nation

(treaty of) friendship, commerce and navigation

getting mixed up with the wrong people; getting into bad company

Proverb

lend your money and lose your friend

casual speech

kindred soul; congenial friend

Society of Friends; Quakers

close friend; trusted friend; confidant; confidante