近ちかしき中なかに礼れい儀ぎ有あり

expression

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

Proverb meaning that even in close relationships, maintaining a certain distance or formality helps preserve harmony.

• 親しん友ゆうでも、近ちかしき中なかに礼れい儀ぎ有ありというから、あまり無ぶ遠えん慮りょにしないほうがいい。

  Even with close friends, as the saying goes, 'good fences make good neighbors,' so it's better not to be too presumptuous.