茶ちゃ飲のみ友とも達だち

noun

tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy

A casual friend with whom one regularly shares tea and conversation; implies a relaxed, ongoing social bond.

• 近きん所じょの茶ちゃ飲のみ友とも達だちと毎まい週しゅうお茶ちゃを飲のみながらおしゃべりする。

  I chat with my neighborhood tea-drinking buddy every week over tea.

noun

companionate spouse; spouse married late in life for companionship

A spouse chosen later in life primarily for companionship rather than romance or family-building; a somewhat dated or literary expression.

• 彼かれは六ろく十じゅっ歳さいを過すぎてから茶ちゃ飲のみ友とも達だちのような伴はん侶りょを得えた。

  After turning sixty, he found a companionate spouse, like a tea-drinking friend.