keep close ties with 意味

• ～と密接｛みっせつ｝な結び付きを維持｛いじ｝する
  

例文

1. however , also being zaichokanjin (local officials in the heian and kamakura periods ), kaihatsu-ryoshu would remain inside the kokugaryo if they determined it would be advantageous for them to keep close ties with kokuga .
   一方で、開発領主は在庁官人でもあり、国衙と結びつくのが有利な場合はそのまま国衙領にとどまった。