(adj) not available or accessible or at hand, Ant. available, Example:fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency; his secretary said he was unavailable for comment
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[つかえる(P);つっかえる, tsukaeru (P); tsukkaeru] (v1, vi) (1) (uk) to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog; (2) (uk) to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full; (3) (uk) to be piled up (e.g. of work); (4) (uk) to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter; (5) (uk) (See 痞える・つかえる) to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain; (P)