There is a man I work with a few times a month, and in a month and a half we had never once talked. Yesterday I spotted him at my usual Thai restaurant speaking what sounded like Thai, so back in the meeting room I asked him about it — and we ended up deep in conversation about trips to Thailand and the best Thai food in Tokyo. One small thing closed the distance completely; now I am actually looking forward to that dreary meeting.
| 見かける | みかける | to happen to see |
| 聞き間違い | ききまちがい | mishearing |
| 盛り上がる | もりあがる | to get lively (in conversation) |
| 距離が近づく | きょりがちかづく | to grow closer |
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ | gloomy; depressing |
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