(所で) (conj) (1) (uk) by the way; incidentally; (2) (after the plain past form of a verb) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); (P) [EDICT]
その
(其の) (adj-pn) (1) (uk) (See 何の・どの,此の,其れ・1,彼の) that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; (int) (2) um...; er...; uh...; (P) [EDICT]
友人
(ゆうじん) (n) (more formal than 友達) friend; (P) [EDICT]
(yǒu rén, ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ) friend [CE-DICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]