I've an instagram friend who is far older than me. One day, he figured out
that I lived near his house, then he commented this in my instagram post:

あなたに会いたかった。

What does that mean? Did he want me to meet him directly? Or just hoping we
can meet unintentionally?
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meaning kanji english-to-japanese
会いたかった : What does it mean?
If said by a native speaker,

> 「あなたに会{あ}いたかった。」

could only mean:

> "I've been wanting to meet you (in person)."

which naturally would **_not_** include "bumping into you someplace".
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