more than friends

Noun

plural plural-only

Participants in a two-way relationship that is closer than a typical friendship, especially a romantic or marital relationship.

Japanese Meaning

ただの友達以上の、より親密な関係にある者、特に恋人や配偶者などのロマンチックな関係にある人々を指す。 / 友情を超えた感情や信頼、あるいは肉体的なつながりを伴う関係にある人物を意味する。

They decided to stop pretending and admit they were more than friends.

彼らはもう取り繕うのをやめ、自分たちが恋人同士であることを認めることにした。

Sense（1）

Participants in a two-way relationship that is closer than a typical friendship, especially a romantic or marital relationship.

Here we go again / I kinda wanna be more than friends / So take it easy on me / I'm afraid you're never satisfied