conejo (asker) Jul 23, 2018:

I understand that the specific idea of "boundaries" with the same meaning in English doesn't really exist in Japanese, hence it is problematic. But "boundaries" is NOT the same thing as 礼儀. It is absolutely not the same and has very specific connotations. There is a whole movement around personal boundaries in social interaction, that involves being responsible for yourself by setting boundaries, letting others know your boundaries, and taking action when those boundaries are crossed. It is often used when people have been through trauma such as rape or domestic violence and end up in PTSD flashbacks, etc. when someone violates a boundary that is related to their trauma. It's a whole concept of awareness in human interactions that is far beyond the normal 礼儀 because it is personalized for the person. A sort of set of rules, this is OK to do with me and this is not, which is made known to the other person. Some more info on that:

https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/traumaptsdblog/2015/10/es...


https://psychcentral.com/lib/10-way-to-build-and-preserve-be...

patent_pending Jul 23, 2018:

境界線を守る？ ご質問のような文脈では日本語で「境界線を守る」とは言わないと思いますよ。

patent_pending Jul 21, 2018:

親しき中(or 仲)にも礼儀あり 質問の趣旨が"respect boundaries in a friendship or romantic relationship"ということですので、回答としては日本の諺の「親しき中(or 仲)にも礼儀あり」が最も相応しいと思いますね。「礼儀を守る」でもよろしいのですが、この場合は諺の形で紹介する方が適切でしょう。