jpdb beta

to collect; to assemble; to gather

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gunpowder; powder

3

discovery; detection; finding

3

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

diversion; putting something to another use

1

posterity; future life; life to come

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

1

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

broad; vast; boundless; wide

1

that is to say; so that means

1

red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

4

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln

3

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

4

mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

modesty; humility; being humble

1

eulogy; compliment

1

upturned eyes

1

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

1

father

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)

1

long life; longevity

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

1

unanticipated; unexpected

1

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

1

proud; elated

1

elixir of life (prepared from cinnabar in ancient China)

1

sulfur (S); sulphur

1

saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate

1

cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware

4

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

3

miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug

3

purple; violet

1

smoke; fumes

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

1

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

2

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

don't worry; no worries; never mind

1

was

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

six; 6

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