Japanese

Noun

間柄 ‎(hiragana あいだがら, romaji aidagara, historical hiragana あひだがら)

1. a relationship

   親子 (おやこ)の間柄 (あいだがら)は難 (むずか)しいです。

   Oyako no aidagara wa muzukashii desu.

   The parent-child relationship is difficult.

2. terms, as in friendly or hostile

   喧嘩 (けんか)するくせに、その二人 (ふたり)は意外 (いがい)とすごくいい間柄 (あいだがら)となっている。

   Kenka suru kuse ni, sono futari wa igai to sugoku ii aidagara to natte iru.

   Though they fight, those two are surprisingly on very good terms.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3