鋭い舌は絶えず用いることによって、ますます鋭利になる片刃の道具である。

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English Translation

A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Furigana

鋭(するど)い舌(した)は絶(た)えず用(もち)いることによって、ますます鋭利(えいり)になる片刃(かたは)の道具(どうぐ)である。

Romanji

Surudoi shita wa taezu mochiiru koto niyotte, masumasu eiri ni naru kataha no dōgu de aru.

Words

鋭い (するどい)

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise); perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning; nimble; agile; quick

舌 (した)

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

絶えず (たえず)

constantly; always; continually; steadily

用いる (もちいる)

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

益々 (ますます)

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

鋭利 (えいり)

sharpness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

片刃 (かたば、かたは)

single edge (e.g. sword blade)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

道具 (どうぐ)

tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...