Components

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もし
わたし
ひまであれば
かれ
しょうたい
招待
ける

If I were free, I would accept his invitation.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
if; in case; supposing  (often written with kana only)
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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Most common form:
1. spare time; free time; leisure
noun
2. time (e.g. time it takes to do something)  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひま, ヒマ)
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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pronoun
1. he; him
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invitation
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ショウ   まね to beckon, invite   
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ショウ   め to summon   
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トウ   かたな sword   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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hand
タイ   ま to wait   
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ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)    
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cover; covered   
つめ claw; fingernail   
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