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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #268
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さゆりさんへ

昨日きのうはせっかくお祝いわいの席せきにご招しょう待たいいただきながら、出席しゅっせきできず、申もうし訳わけありませんでした。お電でん話わで欠席けっせきのご連れん絡らくをしましたが、時じ間かんがなかったため、詳くわしく事じ情じょうをお伝つたえできませんでした。

実じつは、友ゆう人じんの両りょう親しんが日本にっぽんに来くることになって、昨日きのう、友ゆう人じんが空くう港こうに迎むかえに行いくはずだったのですが、急きゅうに熱ねつが出でて、行いけなくなったのです。そこで、私わたしが代かわりに行いくことになったのです。突とつ然ぜんの欠席けっせき、本ほん当とうにごめんなさい。またこのような機き会かいがあれば、ぜひお声こえをかけてください。

昨日きのう、その友ゆう人じんの両りょう親しんからたくさんお土産みやげをいただきました。日本にっぽんでは買かえない珍めずらしい物ものなので、さゆりさんにもおすそ分わけ（注1）したいと思おもいます。先さきほど別べつ便びんでお送おくりしました。ご賞しょう味みください。

では、また、お目めにかかれる日ひを楽たのしみにしております。

マキ


（注ちゅう1）おすそ分わけ：人ひとからもらった物ものの一いち部ぶをあげること

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  1. 1会を欠席した理由として正しいのはどれか。
  2. 2本文の内容と違うものはどれか。
  3. 3マキさんがさゆりさんに送ったものは何か。

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Vocabulary20 words
  • 招待しょうたい
    • ·invitation
    N3
  • いただくAs it appears here: いただき
    • ·to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy
    • ·to eat; to drink
    • ·to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top)
    • ·to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)
    • ·to get someone to do something
    N3
  • 出席しゅっせき
    • ·attendance; presence; appearance
    N3
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 欠席けっせき
    • ·absence; non-attendance
    N3
  • 詳しいくわしいAs it appears here: 詳しく
    • ·detailed; full; minute
    • ·knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with); well-informed (about); familiar (with)
    N3
  • 事情じじょう
    • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • 友人ゆうじん
    • ·friend
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 急にきゅうに
    • ·swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly
    • ·suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
    • ·sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
    N3
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • 突然とつぜん
    • ·abrupt; sudden; unexpected
    N3
  • ごめんなさい
    • ·I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • ぜひ
    • ·certainly; without fail
    • ·right and wrong; pros and cons
    N3
  • 土産みやげ
    • ·local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
    • ·present brought by a visitor
    • ·something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
    N3
  • いただくAs it appears here: いただきました
    • ·to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy
    • ·to eat; to drink
    • ·to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top)
    • ·to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)
    • ·to get someone to do something
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • もらうAs it appears here: もらった
    • ·to receive; to take; to accept
    • ·to get someone to do something
    • ·to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
    • ·to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected
    N3
Other levels44 words
  • 昨日きのう
    • ·yesterday
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: でき
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 電話でんわ
    • ·telephone call; phone call
    • ·telephone (device); phone
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しました
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • 両親りょうしん
    • ·parents; both parents
    N5
  • 来るくる
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 行くいく
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あれば
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • 声こえ
    • ·voice
    • ·singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
    • ·voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
    • ·sound
    • ·sense (of something's arrival); feeling
    • ·voice; voiced sound
    N5
  • かけるAs it appears here: かけて
    • ·to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
    • ·to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
    • ·to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
    • ·to make (a call)
    • ·to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
    • ·to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
    • ·to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)
    • ·to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose
    • ·to multiply (arithmetic operation)
    • ·to secure (e.g. lock)
    • ·to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)
    • ·to bind
    • ·to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
    • ·to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
    • ·to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
    • ·to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
    • ·to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
    • ·to increase further
    • ·to catch (in a trap, etc.)
    • ·to set atop
    • ·to erect (a makeshift building)
    • ·to apply (insurance)
    • ·to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words
    • ·to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
    • ·to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • 物もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 目め
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • あげる
    • ·to raise; to elevate
    • ·to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
    • ·to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
    • ·to give
    • ·to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
    • ·to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
    • ·to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    • ·to promote (someone)
    • ·to complete; to finish
    • ·to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    • ·to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
    • ·to do up (one's hair)
    • ·to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
    • ·to praise; to commend; to flatter
    • ·to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
    • ·to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
    • ·to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
    • ·to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood
    • ·(of the tide) to come in; to rise
    • ·to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to do for (the sake of someone else)
    • ·to complete ...
    • ·to humbly do ...
    N5
  • お祝いおいわい
    • ·congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival
    • ·congratulatory gift; present
    N4
  • 席せき
    • ·seat
    • ·location (of a gathering, etc.); place
    • ·position; post
    N4
  • 連絡れんらく
    • ·contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message
    • ·connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
    • ·connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえるAs it appears here: 伝え
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 空港くうこう
    • ·airport
    N4
  • 迎えるむかえるAs it appears here: 迎え
    • ·to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail
    • ·to call for; to summon; to invite
    • ·to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
    • ·to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • 熱ねつ
    • ·heat
    • ·fever; temperature
    • ·zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze; rage
    N4
  • 機会きかい
    • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
    N4
  • 珍しいめずらしい
    • ·rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
    • ·new; novel
    • ·fine; nice; splendid; precious
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 日ひ
    • ·day; days
    • ·sun; sunshine; sunlight
    • ·(the) day; daytime; daylight
    • ·date; deadline
    • ·(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
    • ·case (esp. unfortunate); event
    N4
  • 楽しみたのしみ
    • ·enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby
    • ·anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
    N4
  • せっかく
    • ·with trouble; at great pains
    • ·rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
    • ·kind; generous
    N2
  • ご
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
  • 行けるいけるAs it appears here: 行けなく
    • ·deed; act; action
    • ·conduct; behavior; behaviour
    • ·asceticism
    N1
  • マキまき
    • ·roll (e.g. of cloth)
    • ·winding (e.g. watch)
    • ·volume (of book)
    • ·speeding up
    • ·heel (of a Japanese sandal)
    N1
  • 一部いちぶ
    • ·one part; one portion; one section
    • ·one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    お電話で欠席のご連絡をしましたが、時間がなかったため、詳しく事情をお伝えできませんでした。

    I called to let you know that I would be absent, but because there was not enough time, I could not explain the circumstances in detail.

  • 代わりに（かわりに）N3

    Expresses doing one thing in place of, or in exchange for, another, 'instead of / in return for'.

    そこで、私が代わりに行くことになったのです。

    So I ended up going in my friend's place.

Other levels16 patterns
  • せっかくN2

    marks that effort or a rare opportunity went into something, often with the sense it was wasted — 'go to the trouble of', 'specially'

    昨日はせっかくお祝いの席にご招待いただきながら、出席できず、申し訳ありませんでした。

    I am sorry that although you kindly invited me to yesterday's celebration, I was unable to attend.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    昨日はせっかくお祝いの席にご招待いただきながら、出席できず、申し訳ありませんでした。

    I am sorry that although you kindly invited me to yesterday's celebration, I was unable to attend.

  • ことになるN42 times in this passage

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    実は、友人の両親が日本に来ることになって、昨日、友人が空港に迎えに行くはずだったのですが、急に熱が出て、行けなくなったのです。

    Actually, a friend's parents were coming to Japan, and my friend was supposed to pick them up at the airport yesterday, but suddenly developed a fever and could not go.

  • はずだN4

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    実は、友人の両親が日本に来ることになって、昨日、友人が空港に迎えに行くはずだったのですが、急に熱が出て、行けなくなったのです。

    Actually, a friend's parents were coming to Japan, and my friend was supposed to pick them up at the airport yesterday, but suddenly developed a fever and could not go.

  • 急にN4

    Adverb describing that something happens abruptly and without warning; 'suddenly / all of a sudden.'

    実は、友人の両親が日本に来ることになって、昨日、友人が空港に迎えに行くはずだったのですが、急に熱が出て、行けなくなったのです。

    Actually, a friend's parents were coming to Japan, and my friend was supposed to pick them up at the airport yesterday, but suddenly developed a fever and could not go.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    またこのような機会があれば、ぜひお声をかけてください。

    If there is another opportunity like this, please be sure to invite me again.

  • ぜひN4

    Emphatic adverb urging or strongly wishing for something, usually paired with a request or a desire — "by all means / definitely".

    またこのような機会があれば、ぜひお声をかけてください。

    If there is another opportunity like this, please be sure to invite me again.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    日本では買えない珍しい物なので、さゆりさんにもおすそ分けしたいと思います。

    Since they are unusual things that cannot be bought in Japan, I would like to share some with Sayuri-san as well.

  • んですN52 times in this passage

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    昨日はせっかくお祝いの席にご招待いただきながら、出席できず、申し訳ありませんでした。

    I am sorry that although you kindly invited me to yesterday's celebration, I was unable to attend.

  • に行くN5

    Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

    実は、友人の両親が日本に来ることになって、昨日、友人が空港に迎えに行くはずだったのですが、急に熱が出て、行けなくなったのです。

    Actually, a friend's parents were coming to Japan, and my friend was supposed to pick them up at the airport yesterday, but suddenly developed a fever and could not go.

  • だ / ですN53 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    実は、友人の両親が日本に来ることになって、昨日、友人が空港に迎えに行くはずだったのですが、急に熱が出て、行けなくなったのです。

    Actually, a friend's parents were coming to Japan, and my friend was supposed to pick them up at the airport yesterday, but suddenly developed a fever and could not go.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    またこのような機会があれば、ぜひお声をかけてください。

    If there is another opportunity like this, please be sure to invite me again.

  • 〜てくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    またこのような機会があれば、ぜひお声をかけてください。

    If there is another opportunity like this, please be sure to invite me again.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    日本では買えない珍しい物なので、さゆりさんにもおすそ分けしたいと思います。

    Since they are unusual things that cannot be bought in Japan, I would like to share some with Sayuri-san as well.

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    日本では買えない珍しい物なので、さゆりさんにもおすそ分けしたいと思います。

    Since they are unusual things that cannot be bought in Japan, I would like to share some with Sayuri-san as well.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    では、また、お目にかかれる日を楽しみにしております。

    Well then, I look forward to the day when we can meet again.

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