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What's the best way to say "to miss" in the sense of feeling a longing for something, or that something pleasant is missing? I understand there's [懐]{なつ}かしむ, but it seems to me that, like 懐かしい, is more appropriate for recalling your childhood home or a great vacation or something like that, not a "smaller" context like "I miss having lunch with you on the weekends" or something like that. Am I wrong?

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In that situation, it is more natural to express that you are lonely without the person.

週末はあなたがいなくて寂しかった。
'I was lonely without you during the weekend.'

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What about "to miss doing a particular activity with somebody"? – Flaw Jun 9 '12 at 11:49
@Flaw In that case, "be puzzled" 困った shall fit. – sawa Jun 9 '12 at 11:54
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Are you claiming (in the comment) that the last example in the question is translated as “週末はあなたと昼ご飯を食べられなくて困った”? That sounds like an uncommon situation. I would expect 寂しかった also in this case. – Tsuyoshi Ito Jun 9 '12 at 16:26
@TsuyoshiIto Depending on the situation, either may work. – sawa Jun 9 '12 at 22:13
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I think one way is to use 会いたい

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