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I regret that a previous engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation.
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senyaku
noun, no adjective
  1. previous engagement; prior contract
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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aru

Polite Present Indicative Form

arimasu
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
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node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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zannennagara
expression
  1. I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
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zannen
na adjective, noun
  1. deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
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nagara
particle
  1. while; during; as
  2. while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding
  3. all; both
  4. as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
prefix
  1. while doing something else (at the same time)
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go
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading)
suffix
  1. honorific suffix (after a noun indicating a person)
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shoutai
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. invitation
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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oujiru

masu stem

ouji
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
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ouzuru

masu stem

ouji
ichidan verb (zuru), intransitive verb
  1. to answer; to respond; to meet
  2. to satisfy; to accept
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kaneru

Polite Present Indicative Form

kanemasu
suffix, ichidan verb
  1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
  2. to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
  3. to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
  4. to think of the future (as well as the present)
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