Next month my friend Pete is visiting Japan!
I am very happy because I haven't seen him for 2 years!
We are both from England but we actually met in Japan.
We used to be coworkers at another English school and arrived in Japan around the same time, more than 6 years ago!
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actually 実のところ、実際は
used to be coworkers かつては同僚だった
around the same time ほぼ同じ時期に
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We hit it off right away and found out we had a lot in common.
For example, we both like films and film-making.
As a matter of fact, we both studied film-making at university.
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hit off 気が合う
right away すぐに
find out 気がつく、見いだす
a lot in common たくさんの共通点
films and film-making 映画と映画制作
as a matter of fact 実は、何を隠そう
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In Japan, we lived with each other for a while in an apartment in Daikokucho.
It was a great time! We used to have parties and go to Karaoke all the time.
After one year though, Pete left Japan and went back to England...
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for a while 少しの間
used to have～
かつてはパーティをしたりカラオケにいったりしたものだった
After one year though しかしながら一年後に
all the time 四六時中、ひっきりなしに
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We are still great friends, even though we haven't met for such a long time.
I am looking forward to going to karaoke again with him!
