欠席, けっせき
Takes suru, Intransitive, Antonym: 出席
absence, non-attendance
欠席された友人たちのために、乾杯しましょう。
が
Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
2. indicates possession
Conjunction
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation