私の申し出に応じられないという趣旨の手紙を彼から受け取った。

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English Translation

I received a letter from him to the effect that he could not accept my offer.

Furigana

私(わたし)の申(もう)し出(で)に応(おう)じられないという趣旨(しゅし)の手紙(てがみ)を彼(かれ)から受(う)け取(と)った。

Romanji

Watashi no mōshide ni ōjirarenai toiu shushi no tegami o kare kara uketotta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

申し出 (もうしで、もうしいで)

proposal; request; claim; report; notice; offer

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

応じる (おうじる)

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

趣旨 (しゅし)

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect; goal; intent; object; aim; point

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand