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The edge of this knife is sharp and cuts well.
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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)
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naifu
noun
  1. knife
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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
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ha
noun
  1. edge (of a knife or sword)
  2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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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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surudoi

te-form

surudokute
i adjective
  1. sharp (blade); pointed
  2. sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise)
  3. perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning
  4. nimble; agile; quick
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ii

Adverbial Form

yoku
i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also written 良い, 好い and 善い)
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)いい, と(も)いい, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
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kireru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
  2. to be injured
  3. to wear out; to be worn out
  4. to break; to burst; to collapse
  5. to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
  6. to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
  7. to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
  8. to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
  9. to cut well; to be sharp
  10. to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
  11. to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
  12. to dry off
  13. to curve; to veer
  14. to shuffle (cards)
  15. to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to be able to do completely (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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