Elixir - Elixir
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〘Noun〙① A medicine that is said to turn the drinker into a hermit. An elixir of immortality. An elixir of life. ※Ryōiki (810-824), Vol. 1 "'After eight days of waiting, at night I encountered a harpoon spear. Please take the elixir.'" [Shiji - Chronicles of the First Emperor]② A mysterious medicine that works extremely well. A miracle drug. ※Konjaku (around 1120), Vol. 5 "The king learned that this was due to the elixir being taken." Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
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〘名〙① 飲むと仙人になるという薬。不老不死の薬。仙丹。※霊異記（810‐824）上「『逕ること八日、夜、銛き鋒に逢はむ。願はくは仙薬を服せ』といひて」 〔史記‐始皇本紀〕② 非常によくきく不思議な薬。霊薬。※今昔（1120頃か）五「国王、此は仙薬を服せるに依て也と知て」
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