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I can't write with this dull pencil.
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Vocabulary list

konosaki
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. beyond this point; from now on; after this
kono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
  2. last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this (in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
  3. you (as in "you liar") (emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
saki
noun
  1. point; tip; end; nozzle
  2. head (of a line); front
  3. first; before; ahead (of)
  4. (the way) ahead; beyond
noun, no adjective
  1. future
no adjective, noun
  1. previous; prior; former; recent; last
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. destination
noun
  1. rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
  2. the other party
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
marukunaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

marukunatta
expression, godan verb
  1. to mellow (e.g. personality)
  2. to be rounded
  3. to huddle; to cower; to be hunched; to curl up
marui

Adverbial Form

maruku
i adjective
  1. round; circular; spherical (丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
  2. curved; smooth
  3. harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable
naru

Plain Past Indicative Form

natta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
enpitsu
noun
  1. pencil
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kaku

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kakenai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint

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