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Certain poisons, properly used, are useful.
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Vocabulary list

arushu
no adjective
  1. certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
aru
pre-noun adjectival
  1. a certain ...; some ...
shu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. kind; variety
  2. (biological) species
  3. (logical) species
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
doku
noun
  1. poison; toxicant
  2. harm; evil influence
  3. ill will; spite; malice
  4. abusive language
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tekitou
na adjective, noun
  1. suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair
  2. perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal; unreliable; irresponsible
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
tsukau

Provisional Present Indicative Form

tsukaeba
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  3. to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  4. to use (language); to speak
yakunitatsu
expression, godan verb
  1. to be helpful; to be useful

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