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無沙汰、不沙汰 ぶさた busata

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

Kanji in this word

nothingness, none, ain't
sand
washing, sieving, filtering

Example sentences

長いことごぶさたしました。
nagai koto go bu sata shi mashi ta 。
I have been silent for a long time.
タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさただ。
tabako de mo suxtsu te i nai to temochi busa tada 。
Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.
ご無沙汰をして、ごめんなさい。
go mu sata wo shi te 、 gomen nasai 。
I am sorry I did not write to you for such a long time.
ご無沙汰しました。
go mu sata shi mashi ta 。
I haven't seen you for ages.
ご無沙汰はお互いさまです。
go mu sata ha o tagai sama desu 。
I am as much in the wrong as you are about not writing before this.
あんまりご無沙汰してしまって、どうも敷居が高くなってしまいました。
anmari go mu sata shi te shimaxtsu te 、 dou mo shikii ga takaku naxtsu te shimai mashi ta 。
I have neglected you so long that I feel a bit shy in visiting you.

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