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I'm afraid I won't be able to make it for our luncheon appointment.
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Vocabulary list

chuushokukai
noun
  1. luncheon meeting
chuushoku
noun
  1. lunch; midday meal
  2. food served at a tea party (tea ceremony) (usu. 中食)
kai
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  2. society; association; club
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
oyakusoku
noun, suru verb
  1. promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
noun, no adjective
  1. something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
yakusoku
noun, suru verb
  1. promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
  2. convention; rule
  3. destiny; fate
desuga
conjunction
  1. but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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)
doumo
interjection
  1. thank you; thanks
adverb
  1. much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret)
  2. quite; really; mostly
  3. somehow
  4. in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to)
interjection
  1. greetings; hello; goodbye
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
tsugougatsuku

masu stem

tsugougatsuki
expression, godan verb
  1. to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
tsugou
adverb, noun
  1. circumstances; condition; convenience
suru verb
  1. to arrange; to manage
  2. to lend money; to raise money
adverb
  1. in all; in total; all told
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)
tsuku

masu stem

tsuki
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
  2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
  3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
  4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
  5. to take root
  6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
  7. to side with; to belong to
  8. to possess; to haunt
  9. to be lit; to be lighted
  10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
  11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
  12. to be sensed; to be perceived
  13. to be lucky (from 運がつく)
suffix, godan verb
  1. to become (a state, condition, etc.) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)
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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