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Maybe he couldn't afford that particular book either. The scenario you describe really just comes across as a very bad joke. The reference to buying something doesn't even refer back to the original book you wanted but instead a Japanese dictionary that is probably less expensive. I wouldn't remain upset. This person is your friend and the incident a faux pas not worth griping over.
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This could be a valid point, though I would contend that if I genuinely was not able to afford a certain gift for someone that I truly felt was a friend my response (and pretty much the people I know anyway as friend) would not be to give something to someone as a blatant joke that was not only in bad taste was bordering on insulting. But that's just my experience, at best it was a really bad choice. Who practical jokes their friend on their birthday - except for people that typically have a tradition of doing so? the way it caught her off guard it seems to imply that it is not the typical behavior she expects from friends implying this is not normal behavior at all.
It could be, giving the benefit of the doubt, as simple as a faux pas but put it in context of her statement, I would need more clarification on the following to actually write this off as nothing more than an innocent joke:
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Now, I have this friend of mine which has been acting strange since we had a fight a year ago, but we reconciled instantly. Our fight was caused by a misunderstanding, so I forgave him, but he still seems to be resentful.
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I'm curious in context of all of this @OP what you mean by his strange behavior, and what makes you think he still seems resentful?
In a nutshell because of that, I am leaning toward thinking this was a passive aggressive insult veiled as a "joke".