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If he were a wise man, he would not have his son idle.
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kashikoi
i adjective
  1. wise; clever; smart
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hito
noun
  1. man; person
  2. human being; mankind; people
  3. human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species
  4. character; personality
  5. man of talent; true man
  6. another person; other people; others
  7. adult
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nara
auxiliary
  1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
  2. as for; on the topic of
conjunction
  1. if that's the case; if so; that being the case
  2. if possible; if circumstances allow
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musuko
noun
  1. son
  2. penis
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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asobu

Causative Plain te-form

asobasete
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
  2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
  3. to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
  4. to meet up (with friends); to hang out
  5. to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
  6. to go to (for pleasure or for study) (as 〜に遊ぶ)
  7. to tease (somebody); to play (with)
  8. to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
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asobasu

Potential Plain te-form

asobasete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to entertain
  2. to leave idle; to not make use of; to let go to waste
  3. to do
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do (as お...あそばす or ご...あそばす)
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asobaseru

te-form

asobasete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to entertain
  2. to leave idle; to not make use of; to let go to waste
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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oku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

okanai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to put; to place
  2. to leave (behind)
  3. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
  4. to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
  5. to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
  6. to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
  7. to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
  8. to separate spatially or temporally
godan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to do something in advance (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state (after the -te form of a verb)
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da

Plain Presumptive Form

darou
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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