昨日おいで下さったそうですが、あいにく不在で失礼しました。

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English Translation

I am sorry to learn you called at my home yesterday while I was out.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)おいで下(くだ)さったそうですが、あいにく不在(ふざい)で失礼(しつれい)しました。

Romanji

Kinō oidekudasatta sō desu ga, ainiku fuzai de shitsureishimashita.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

措く (おく)

to give up; to except

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

です (です)

be; is

が (が)

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

生憎 (あいにく)

unfortunately; Sorry, but ...

不在 (ふざい)

absence; disregard; indifference

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

失礼 (しつれい、しつらい、しちらい)

discourtesy; impoliteness; Excuse me; Goodbye; to leave; to be rude

Kanji

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

日

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

下

Readings: カ、ゲ、した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、 -くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

不

Readings: フ、ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

在

Readings: ザイ、あ.る

Meanings: exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in

失

Readings: シツ、うしな.う、う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

礼

Readings: レイ、ライ

Meanings: salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration