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I'd like to say a few words by way Owabi ni ni koto san koto iwase
of apology. te itadaki tai to omoi masu.
Im sorry I was not in yesterday. Kinou wa rusuni shite shitsurei
shimashita.
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Im sorry to have troubled you. Gomeiwaku o kakeshite
sumimasen.
Im sorry, okay? Gomen ne.
Im sorry. Gomen.
Im sorry. (More polite.) Gomen nasai.
Im terribly sorry. Makoto ni moushiwake
gozaimasen deshita.
Im very sorry. Moushiwake gozaimasen
deshita.
Let me say a few words by way Chotto wake sase te kudasai.
of apology.
Mine is an apology for a car. Watashi no kuruma wa totemo o
somatsu na mono desu.
Nothing but a full apology would Kare o nattoku saseru ni wa
satisfy him. jbun ni ayamaru shika nakatta.
Only a sincere apology will Watashi no ikari o shizumeru no
appease my anger. wa kokorokara no shazai shika
nai.
Sorry. (Salary-man polite.) Shikkei.
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