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Anyway, to get to what I wanted to ask you...it's about the party. Are you free Friday?
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Vocabulary list

sassoku
adverb
  1. at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
hondainihairu
expression, godan verb
  1. to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
hondai
noun
  1. main question; real issue at hand
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
hairu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to enter; to go into
  2. to break into
  3. to join; to enroll
  4. to contain; to hold; to accommodate
  5. to have (an income of)
  6. to get turned on; to start functioning; to start working
  7. to get; to obtain; to receive; to score
kedo
conjunction, particle
  1. but; however; although
nomikai
noun
  1. drinking party; get-together
nomu

masu stem

nomi
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine) (呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.)
  2. to smoke (tobacco) (also written 喫む)
  3. to engulf; to overwhelm
  4. to keep down; to suppress
  5. to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
  6. to make light of; to conceal
kai
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  2. society; association; club
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ken
noun, counter
  1. matter; affair; case; item; subject
counter
  1. counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.
  2. counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
konshuu
noun, adverb
  1. this week
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
kinyoubi
noun, adverb
  1. Friday
aku
aku
aku

te-form

aite
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to open (e.g. doors) (esp. 開く)
  2. to open (e.g. business, etc.) (esp. 開く)
  3. to be empty (esp. 空く)
  4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free (esp. 空く)
  5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) (esp. 明く)
  6. to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
  7. to come to an end (esp. 明く)
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
Contraction of 「~て·いる」 to 「~て·る」
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
kana
particle
  1. I wonder (at sentence end)
  2. should I?; is it? (at sentence end)
  3. I wish that; I hope that (at sentence end; with a negative)
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)

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