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遊ぶ, あそぶ, あすぶ
Godan verb, Intransitive
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.)
２人の子供が通りで遊んでいた。
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荒ぶ, 進ぶ, 遊ぶ, すさぶ
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 荒む・1
1. to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate
2. to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill)
Auxiliary verb, usu. after -masu stem
3. to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe
Only 遊ぶ, Archaism
4. to do as one pleases, to amuse oneself, to play around