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My father is not always free on Sunday.
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Vocabulary list

chichi
noun
  1. father (とと and ちゃん are used by children)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nichiyoubi
noun, adverb
  1. Sunday
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
itsumo
adverb
  1. always; all the time; at all times
  2. never (with neg. verb)
no adjective, noun
  1. usual; regular; habitual; customary
hima
noun, na adjective
  1. spare time; free time; leisure
noun
  1. time (e.g. time it takes to do something)
noun, na adjective
  1. time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave
  2. quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse)
na adjective
  1. (being) inactive; (of one's business) slow
noun
  1. leaving; departing
tohakagiranai
expression
  1. not necessarily so; is not always true
toha
expression, particle
  1. indicates word or phrase being defined
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) (indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement)
  3. with (more emphatic than と)
  4. (not) as much as; (not) so much as (with neg. verb)
  5. the fact that; to think that; such a thing as (indicates surprise, disbelief, anger, etc.; sometimes at sentence end)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kagiru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kagiranai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to restrict; to limit; to confine
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
  2. to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) (as ...は...に限る)

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