足そく労ろう

noun

trouble of going somewhere; inconvenience of making a trip

Used when acknowledging the effort someone has made to come, often in polite expressions like 足労をかける or 足労をねぎらう. Not a casual word; it carries a formal, appreciative tone.

• 遠とおいところをお越こしいただき、足そく労ろうをおかけしました。

  Thank you for coming all this way; I'm sorry for the trouble of your journey.

• 社しゃ長ちょうはわざわざ足そく労ろうをねぎらうために現げん場ばを訪おとずれた。

  The company president visited the site specifically to thank everyone for their trouble in coming.