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meiwaku wo kakeru

迷惑めいわく　を　かけるmeiwaku wo kakeru
to cause trouble
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Usages of meiwaku wo kakeru

迷惑めいわく　を　かけたくないの　に、　急用きゅうよう　で　予定よてい通どおり　に　行いけなかった。meiwaku wo kaketakunaino ni, kyuuyou de yoteidoori ni ikenakatta.
I didn’t want to trouble anyone, but because of urgent business I couldn’t go as planned.
彼女かのじょ　は　会場かいじょう　に　向むかう　途中とちゅう　で　急用きゅうよう　が　できた　のに、　迷惑めいわく　を　かけない　よう　に　すぐ　連絡れんらくした。kanozyo ha kaizyou ni mukau totyuu de kyuuyou ga dekita noni, meiwaku wo kakenai you ni sugu renrakusita.
An urgent matter came up for her on the way to the venue, yet she contacted us right away so as not to cause trouble.

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