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Translation: **I'm a busy man**

I got this from the manga "Blue Period". The translation provided above is
from the official translation. From my understanding, 付き合い indicates a
relationship, specifically the state of knowing someone, so it does strike me
as odd how the words (in the trans) was phrased. I guess it is kind of a
paraphrase, but even then I don't understand what the original sentence mean
and how it fits into the context.
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meaning translation words manga sentence
What does 付き合い悪くて mean?
This individual is basically using "I'll be bad company" as a euphemism, in
this case, for "excusing" their early departure. I think what's going on with
a lot of the translations, even the official ones, is not to aim for a
_literal_ translation but rather a translation that best captures the mood.
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