ねんごろ

na-adjective

kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful

Describes a warm, considerate, and polite attitude or treatment, often in social or service contexts.

• 彼かれはいつもねんごろな対たい応おうをしてくれる。

  He always treats me with warm courtesy.

• ねんごろなおもてなしに感かん謝しゃします。

  I appreciate your kind hospitality.

na-adjective

intimate; close

Often used in the set phrase ねんごろになる meaning 'to become intimate' or 'to get close', sometimes with a romantic or sexual implication.

See also: ねんごろになる

• 二人ふたりは次し第だいにねんごろになった。

  The two gradually became intimate.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

becoming intimate; intimate relationship

Archaic noun and suru-verb usage; refers to the act of becoming close or having an intimate relationship, sometimes specifically a homosexual one in historical contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、ねんごろを結むすぶという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old texts, the expression ねんごろを結ぶ (to form an intimate bond) can be found.