お礼を申し上げるのが遅くなりましたが、貴国訪問の際にはお世話になりました。

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English Translation

I regret the delay in writing to you to thank you for your hospitality on my visit to your country.

Furigana

お礼(れい)を申(もう)し上(あ)げるのが遅(おそ)くなりましたが、貴国(きこく)訪問(ほうもん)の際(さい)にはお世話(せわ)になりました。

Romanji

Orei o mōshiageru no ga osoku narimashita ga, kikoku hōmon no saini wa osewa ni narimashita.

Words

お礼 (おれい、おんれい)

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift; ceremony; ritual

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

申し上げる (もうしあげる)

to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.); to do

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

遅い (おそい)

slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

貴国 (きこく)

your country (respectful)

訪問 (ほうもん)

call; visit

際に (さいに)

in case of; at that time; at this time

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

お世話 (おせわ)

help; aid; assistance

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although